Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11 · Offences Against Women and Girls
169. Women and girls detained to be subject to rules
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Every woman or girl detained under this Part is to be subject to such rules as are made under section 180.
Every woman or girl detained or ordered to be detained under this Part who leaves any place in which she is detained otherwise than in accordance with such rules may be arrested and taken back to such place by any police officer or by any officer duly authorised thereto either specially or generally by the Director‑General.
place
“place” means any building, house, office, flat, room or cubicle or any part thereof, and any open or enclosed space and includes a ship, boat or any vessel, whether afloat or not, and any vehicle;
Any person who —
induces or assists any woman or girl detained under this Part to leave or escape from the place in which she is detained; or
receives or harbours such woman or girl knowing or having reason to believe that she has escaped from a place of safety,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.