157Inspection
158Security on departure of woman or girl from Singapore
159Woman or girl below the age of 21 trained or used for immoral purposes, etc.
160Director‑General may order detention or commitment of woman or girl in certain cases
160AGiving medical treatment, etc., to women and girls detained or committed to care under section 160
161Period of detention or commitment of woman or girl
162Marriage not to be contracted without consent of Director‑General
163Women and girls in urgent need of refuge
164Transfer of women or girls from one place of safety to another place of safety within Singapore, etc.
165Repealed
166Appeal
167Repealed
168Repealed
169Women and girls detained to be subject to rules
170Director‑General may cause persons to be photographed
171Power to summon and examine persons in certain circumstances
172Record of evidence
173Power of search
174Power of arrest and seizure
175Presumption arising out of warrants
176Appointment of officers
177Minister may establish places of safety
177ARestriction on publishing information, etc., leading to identification of women and girls in places of safety, etc.
178Boards of Visitors
179Discharge Committees

12Miscellaneous

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Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11 · Offences Against Women and Girls

177. Minister may establish places of safety

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The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, establish such places of safety as may be necessary for the purposes of this Part.

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