Clause 134

Where the Director has reason to believe that a place is being used as a brothel or as a place of assignation he may serve or cause to be served a notice in the prescribed form on the owner of such place, as well as the occupier thereof.

If the owner or occupier is not otherwise known, service shall be made on the person inscribed in the books kept under any written law for the time being in force as the owner or occupier of such place; and if the name of the owner or occupier is not inscribed in such books or if the name of the owner or occupier cannot by the exercise of due diligence be found, then the notice may be served by being affixed to the principal outer door or upon the outside of any door or window or any conspicuous part of the place.

Every occupier receiving a notice under this section shall forthwith inform the owner or the person from whom he rents the place of the fact of receipt of such notice who shall in like manner inform the owner or the person from whom he rents the place and so on till the notice is brought to the knowledge of the owner, each tenant being responsible to bring the notice to the knowledge of his immediate lessor.

Any occupier who refuses or omits to inform the owner or the person from whom he rents the premises that such notice has been received shall be liable to prosecution under section 225C of the Penal Code (Cap. 119).

If in proceedings under this Part of this Ordinance, it is proved that the notice referred to in subsection (1) of this section has been served on the owner or occupier of a place it shall be presumed that the place is so kept, managed or used to the knowledge or with the permission of the owner or occupier of such place.