Singapore legislation
Clause 133
Clause 133
Suppression of brothels
(1)
Any person who keeps or manages or assists in the management of a brothel shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
(2)
Any person who is the tenant, lessee, occupier or person in charge of any place which is used as a brothel shall unless such person proves that he has no knowledge that the place is used as a brothel be guilty of an offence under this section.
(3)
Any person who being the tenant, lessee, occupier or person in charge of any place lets such place or any part thereof shall notwithstanding such letting be guilty of an offence under subsection (2) of this section if the place or any part thereof is used as a brothel, unless he proves that he has no knowledge that the place or such part thereof is used as a brothel.
(4)
Any person who being the owner of any place or the agent of such owner lets the same or any part thereof with the knowledge that such place or some part thereof is to be used as a brothel or is wilfully a party to the continued use of such place or any part thereof as a brothel shall notwithstanding such letting be guilty of an offence under this section.
(5)
Any person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine; and on a second or subsequent conviction shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.