Clause 3

by deleting paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(d)brings into Singapore, receives or harbours any woman or girl knowing or having reason to believe that she seeks entry into, or has entered, Singapore or has been procured for the purpose —

of having carnal connection either within or without Singapore, except by way of marriage with any male person; or

of prostitution either within or without Singapore,and with intent to aid such purpose;”;

by deleting the words “section 142” in subsection (1)(f) and substituting the words “section 142(1)”;

by deleting the words “and shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and shall also be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000” in subsection (1);

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsections:“(1A) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) —

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 on conviction to a fine not exceeding $150,000.(1B) 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 the date of commencement of section 3 of the Women’s Charter (Amendment) Act 2019) on at least one other earlier occasion of an offence under subsection (1).”; and

by deleting the words “convicted of a second or subsequent” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “a repeat offender in relation to an”.