Women and Girls Protection Act · 1984 Revised Edition
Section 23
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
All security bonds made in pursuance of the pro-visions of this Act shall be made with the Commissioner.
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.
All money forfeited by the Commissioner on any bond shall be paid to the Treasury for the benefit of the public revenue.
The Commissioner may for reasons to be re-corded by him in writing, refuse to accept as surety in any
Women and Girls Protection bond under the provisions of this Act any person whom he has reason to suspect or to believe to be in any way con-nected with the buying or selling of women or girls for im-moral purposes or to be otherwise an unfit person. Any person aggrieved by a refusal of the Commissioner under this subsection may make an application in the matter to the
High Court, and such Court may either confirn1 the refusal of the Commissioner or may make such other order as to it may seem fit.
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.