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A BILL

[No. 13-7.5.36.-1.]

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls

Ordinance, 1897.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Short title, Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance, 1936.

2. The Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, is amended by the repeal of sections 12, 12A, 13, 14 and 15 thereof.

3. The Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, is amended by the insertion of the following new sections after section 11 thereof:-

Repeal of 12A, 13, 14

sections 12,

and 15 of Ordinance No. 4 of

1897.

New

sections 12, 13, 14 and 15 for Ordinance No. 4 of 1897.

a lodging

or as a

12. Every occupier or keeper of a house or portion of Penalty on a house who uses it, or who knowingly permits it to be used, occupier or

keeper of as a lodging house for prostitutes or as a brothel shall be premises liable on summary conviction, for the first offence to a fine used as not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprison- house for ment for any term not exceeding three months, for a second prostitutes offence (whether in respect of the same or other premises) brothel. to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding six months, and for a third or any subsequent offence (whether in respect of the same or other premises) to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months.

Service of

notice of offence

under section 12

on owner,

13. Where it has been proved to the satisfaction of a magistrate that an offence under section 12 has been com- mitted with respect to any house or portion of a house he may order that a notice of the fact shall be served, either personally or by registered post, upon the owner or tenant etc. of the premises, or if such owner or tenant is absent or under any disability upon his attorney, agent or rent collector, or if such owner or tenant is a corporation upon the secretary or manager thereof.

determine tenancies of

14. After service of such notice as is mentioned in Power to section 13, any magistrate may, at the request of any such owner, tenant, attorney, agent, rent collector, secretary or premises manager, make an order (which shall be recognised and given effect to in any proceeding in any court) absolutely section 12. putting an end to any existing tenancy or sub-tenancy of

used in con- travention of