Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11 · Offences Against Women and Girls
147. Suppression of places of assignation
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Any person who keeps, manages or assists in the management of a place of assignation shall be guilty of an offence.
place of assignation
“place of assignation” means any place where communication is established with any woman or girl, either directly or through an intermediary, for any immoral purpose;
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $150,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both.
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).
Any person who keeps, manages or assists in the management of a club or a place of public resort which is used as a place of assignation shall be guilty of an offence.
club
“club” means any place which is used by an association of 2 or more persons for any purpose or object;
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) —
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 to a fine not exceeding $150,000.
A person is a repeat offender in relation to an offence under subsection (2) 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 (2).