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Section 5: No conviction on evidence of one uncorroborated witness.
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CHAPTER 30.
PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.*
An Ordinance to Make Provision for the Protection of Women
and Girls.
[23RD APRIL, 1927.]
1. Short title.
This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Women
Procuration.
Procuration
of defilement
ofwomen by
threats.
Penalty.
and Girls Ordinance.
2. Any person who procures or attempts to procure any girl
or woman under twenty-one years of age, not being a common
prostitute or of known immoral character, to have unlawful
carnal connection, either within or without the Queen's
dominions, with any other person shall be guilty of an offence.
3. Any person who by threats or intimidation procures or
attempts to procure any woman or girl to have unlawful carnal
connection, either within or without the Queen's dominions,
shall be guilty of an offence.
4. Any person who shall be convicted of an offence under this
Ordinance shall be liable to be imprisoned, with or without
hard labour, for a period not exceeding two years.
No conviction · 5. No person shall be convicted of an offence under this
on evidence · · f · 1of one un- Ordinance upon the evidence 0 one Witness un ess such witness
corroborated be corroborated in some material particular by evidence
witness. implicating the accused.
* The short title of this Ordinance has been, hitherto, " The Criminal Law
Amendment Ordinance".
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