Section 3
False pre-tences etc.
of Women and Girls Protection Act
Women and Girls Protection sons as may be declared by the Minister and by notification in the Gazette to be vested with powers conferred upon the Commissioner by this Act;
"prostitute" means a female who offers her body for promiscuous sexual intercourse for hire, whether in money or in kind;
"marriage" means any valid marriage under any law, religion, custom or usage recognised in
Brunei.
(1)
Any person who-
(a)
sells, lets to hire or otherwise disposes of or buys or hires or otherwise obtains possession of any woman or girl with intent that such woman or girl shall be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution either within or without Brunei, or knowing or having reason to believe that such woman or girl will be so employed or used; or
(b)
procures any woman or girl under the age of 21 years, or any woman or girl of or above that age being a prostitute or of known immoral character to have either within or without Brunei carnal con-nection except by way of marriage with any other person or for the purpose of prostitution either within or without Brunei; or
(c)
by threats or intimidation procures any woman or girl to have carnal connection either within or without Brunei except by way of mar-riage with any male person; or
(d)
by or under any false pretence, false repre-sentation, or fraudulent or deceitful means made or used either within or without Brunei, brings or assists in bringing into Brunei any woman or girl with intent that such woman or girl shall be em-Women and Girls Protection played or used for the purpose of prostitution either within or without Brunei, or knowing or having reason to believe that such woman or girl will be employed or used; or 5
(e)
brings into Brunei, receives or harbours any Harbouring woman or girl under the age of 21 years or any woman or girl of or above that age not being a prostitute or of known immoral character, know-ing or having reason to believe that such woman or girl has been procured for the purpose of having carnal connection, except by way of marriage, with any other person or for the purpose of prostitution either within or without Brunei and with intent to aid such purpose; or
(f)
knowing or having reason to believe that any woman or girl has been procured by threats or intimidation for the purpose of having carnal con-nection, except by way of marriage, either within or without Brunei, receives or harbours such woman or girl with intent to aid such purpose; or
(g)
knowing or having reason to believe that any woman or girl has been brought into Brunei in breach of paragraph (d), or has been sold or purchased in breach of paragraph (a), receives or harbours such woman or girl with intent that she shall be employed or used for the purpose of pros-titution either within or without Brunei; or
(h)
detains any woman or girl in a brothel against her will; or
(i)
detains any woman or girl in any place against her will with intent that she may be em-ployed or used for the purpose of prostitution or for any unlawful or immoral purpose;.or
Detention in a brothel
Detention in any place for prostitution, etc.
B.L.R.O.l/1984
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Attempt
Male offen-ders may be whipped
Presumptions
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(j)
Deleted.
( k) attempts to do any act in contravention of this section, shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, imprisonment for 5 years and a fine of $20,000.
(2)
Any male person who is convicted under subsection (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) may, at the discretion of the Court and in addition to any other punish-ment which may be awarded in respect of such offence, be sentenced to be whipped.
(3)
For the purposes of this section it shall be pre-sumed until the contrary is proved that -
(a)
a person who takes or causes to be taken into a brothel any woman or girl has disposed of such woman or girl with the intent or knowledge in subsection (1) (a) mentioned;
(b)
a person who receives any woman or girl into a brothel or harbours any woman and girl in a brothel has obtained possession of such woman or girl with the intent or knowledge in subsection (1) (a) mentioned;
(c)
a person has detained a woman or girl in any brothel or in any place against her will if, with intent to compel or induce her to remain therein, such person -
(i)
withholds fron1 such woman or girl any wear-ing apparel or other property belonging to her or any wearing apparel con1monly or last used by her; or
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(ii)
where wearing apparel has been lent or sup-plied to such woman or girl, threatens such woman or girl with legal proceedings if she takes away such wearing apparel; or
(iii)
threatens such woman or girl with legal pro-ceedings for the recovery of any debt or uses any other threat whatsoever.