Women and Girls Protection Act · 1984 Revised Edition
Section 11
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Commissioner or any person authorised in that behalf by the Commissioner in writing may require any woman or girl and any person who may appear to have the custody or control of such woman or girl to appear before the Commissioner at any reasonable time and at any conve-nient place and the Commissioner may examine such woman or girl as to her reasons for entering or being in
Commissioner
"Commissioner" means the Director of Welfare, Youth and Sports and will include such other per-Short title Interpre-tation 3 Selling or hiring for purpose of prostitution False pre-tences etc.
Brunei and may examine such person respecting such woman or girl, and such woman or girl and such person shall be legally bound to answer such questions truly to the best of their ability.
If the Commissioner has reasonable cause to be-lieve that any woman or girl -
has been brought into Brunei either after having been purchased or by fraud, misrepresenta-tion or any false pretence for the purpose of pros-titution or of being sent from Brunei; or
has been purchased either within or without
Brunei for the purpose of being trained or dis-posed of as a prostitute; or 11
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amine women and girls and the person in charge of them
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Security on departure of woman or girl from Brunei
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is being detained against her will for the pur-pose of prostitution or of being sent from Brunei for immoral purposes, he may require any person in whose custody or under whose control she appears to be to furnish him with copies of her and such person's own photographs and to furnish security to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that such woman or girl will not leave Brunei without the previous consent in writing of the Commissioner, and will not be trained or disposed of as a prostitute or for immoral purposes, and will not whether by way of adoption or otherwise, be transferred to the care or custody of any other person without the pre-vious consent in writing of the Commissioner, and that she will be produced before the Commissioner whenever he requires it.
In default of such photographs and security being given, the Commissioner may, by warrant under his hand, order such woman or girl to be removed to a place of safety and there detained until she can be returned to the place from whence she was brought or until other proper provi-sion can be n1ade for her protection.
place of safety
"place of safety" means any place of safety estab-lished under the provisions of section 13 of this Act;
Terms defined in s 2
Commissioner
Defined · s 2"Commissioner" means the Director of Welfare, Youth and Sports and will include such other per-Short title Interpre-tation 3 Selling or hiring for purpose of prostitution False pre-tences etc.
place
Defined · s 2"place" means any building, house, office, flat, room or cubicle or any part thereof, and any open or enclosed space and includes a ship, boat or any vessel, whether afloat or not, and any vehicles;
place of safety
Defined · s 2"place of safety" means any place of safety estab-lished under the provisions of section 13 of this Act;