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Immorality.

Act No. 23 of 1957.


(2) The term “guardian” in this section includes any person who has in law or in fact the custody or control of the female.


Procuration.

10. Any person who—

(a)

procures or attempts to procure any female to have unlawful carnal intercourse with any person other than the procurer or in any way assists in bringing about such intercourse; or

(b)

inveigles or entices any female to a brothel for the purpose of unlawful carnal intercourse or prostitution or conceals in any such house or place any female so inveigled or enticed; or

(c)

procures or attempts to procure any female to become a common prostitute; or

(d)

procures or attempts to procure any female to become an inmate of a brothel; or

(e)

applies, administers to or causes to be taken by any female any drug, intoxicating liquor, matter or thing with intent to stupefy or overpower her so as thereby to enable any person other than the procurer to have unlawful carnal intercourse with such female,

shall be guilty of an offence.


Conspiracy to defile.

11. Any person who conspires with any other person to induce any female by any false pretence or other fraudulent means to allow any male to have unlawful carnal intercourse with her, shall be guilty of an offence.


Detention for purposes of unlawful carnal intercourse.

12. Any person who takes or detains any female against her will—

(a)

to or in or upon any house or place with intent that she may be unlawfully carnally known by any male, whether a particular male or not; or

(b)

to or in a brothel,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Where a female is in or upon any house or place for the purpose that she may be unlawfully carnally known by any male, whether a particular male or not, or is in any brothel, she shall for the purposes of this section be deemed to have been taken thereto or to be detained therein or thereon against her will—

(a)

if she is under the age of sixteen years; or

(b)

if she, being of or above the age of sixteen years and under the age of twenty-one years, was taken or is detained against her will or against the will of her father or mother, or any person having the lawful care or charge of her.

(3) Any person shall be deemed to detain a female in or upon any house or place or in a brothel if, with intent to compel or induce her to remain in or upon such house or place or in such brothel, such person withholds from her any wearing apparel or other property to the possession of which she is entitled or which has been lent or supplied to her by such person or for