Singapore legislation
Section 141
Section 141
Traffic in women and girls
(1)
Any person who buys, sells, procures, traffics in, or brings into or takes out of Singapore for the purpose of such traffic, and whether or not for the purpose of present or subsequent prostitution, any woman or girl, shall be guilty of an offence.
(1A)
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) —
shall be punished on conviction with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years and shall also be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender, shall be punished on conviction with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and shall also be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $150,000.
(1B)
A person is a repeat offender in relation to an offence under subsection (1) if the person has been convicted or found guilty (whether before, on or after 7 August 2020) on at least one other earlier occasion of an offence under subsection (1).
(2)
No person shall be charged with an offence under this section if the person satisfies the Director‑General that the woman or girl brought into or taken out of Singapore by the person or intended to be brought into or taken out of Singapore by the person was so brought into or taken out of Singapore or is intended to be so brought into or taken out of Singapore for the purpose of her marriage or adoption and that such marriage or adoption can be solemnised or made and has been or will be solemnised or made under the laws and customs for the time being in force in Singapore.