Women and Girls Protection Act · 1984 Revised Edition
Section 16
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every woman or girl detained under this Act shall be subject to such Rules as are prescribed by the Com-missioner.
Every woman or girl detained or ordered to be detained under this Act who leaves any place in which she is detained otherwise than in accordance with such Rules may be arrested and taken back to such place by any police officer or by any officer authorised thereto either specially or in general by the Commissioner.
place
"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;
Any person who induces or assists any woman or girl so detained as aforesaid to leave the place in which she is detained, otherwise than in accordance with such Rules, shall be liable to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
Women and Girls Protection
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;