Women and Girls Protection Act · s 14

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14. (1) If the Commissioner has reasonable cause to sus-pect that any girl under the age of 21 years is being trained or used for immoral purposes or lives in or frequents any brothel or is habitually in the company of prostitutes or brothel keepers or procuresses or persons employed or liv-ing in brothels or persons directly interested in the business carried on in brothels or by prostitutes, he may, by warrant under his hand, order such girl to be removed to a place of safety and there temporarily detained until an inquiry has been held by him.
(2) If the Commissioner after holding such inquiry is satisfied that such girl comes within subsection (1) he may, by warrant under his hand, order such girl to be detained in the place of safety until further order or until she attains the age of 21 years or marries, whichever first happens:
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Provision for maintaining places of safety
Girl under 21
used or trained for immoral pur-poses etc.
Detention af-ter inquiry

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Commission-er may order the detention of woman or girl in certain cases
Women and girls detained to be subject to rules

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Provided that instead of making such order or detention as aforesaid, the Commissioner may release such girl after such arrangements as the Commissioner may deem neces-sary have been made for her welfare during such time as she would have been liable to be detained.

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s 14

(1)

If the Commissioner has reasonable cause to sus-pect that any girl under the age of 21 years is being trained or used for immoral purposes or lives in or frequents any brothel or is habitually in the company of prostitutes or brothel keepers or procuresses or persons employed or liv-ing in brothels or persons directly interested in the business carried on in brothels or by prostitutes, he may, by warrant under his hand, order such girl to be removed to a place of safety and there temporarily detained until an inquiry has been held by him.

(2)

If the Commissioner after holding such inquiry is satisfied that such girl comes within subsection (1) he may, by warrant under his hand, order such girl to be detained in the place of safety until further order or until she attains the age of 21 years or marries, whichever first happens:

Provision for maintaining places of safety

Girl under 21

used or trained for immoral pur-poses etc.

Detention af-ter inquiry

Commission-er may order the detention of woman or girl in certain cases

Women and girls detained to be subject to rules

CAP. 1~

Women and Girls Protection

Provided that instead of making such order or detention as aforesaid, the Commissioner may release such girl after such arrangements as the Commissioner may deem neces-sary have been made for her welfare during such time as she would have been liable to be detained.