Singapore legislation

Clause 18

Amendment of section 128

Section 128 of the Women’s Charter is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (d) of subsection (1) thereof;

(b)

by deleting the words “paragraph (d) of this subsection” in the third line of paragraph (g) of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the words “section 130”;

(c)

by deleting paragraph (h) of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(h)detains any woman or girl against her will on any premises with the intention that she shall have carnal connection, except by way of marriage, with any male person, or detains any woman or girl against her will in a brothel;”; and

(d)

by deleting the expression “(d),” in the second line of subsection (2) thereof.

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