Act 9
Penal Code Act
258. Allowing a Child to Become a Prostitute.
2008
Whoever, being a parent or guardian causes or allows his or her
child under the age of eighteen years to associate with prostitutes
or to be employed by any prostitute as a prostitute or to reside in
a brothel commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be
sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or
with a fine or with both.
259. Female Genital Mutilation.
Whoever, makes or causes a female Genital Mutilation to be
performed, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be
sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or
with a fine or with both.
260. Sale of Obscene Books etc.
Whoever, sells, distributes, imports or prints, or makes for sale
or hire or willfully exhibits to public view any obscene writing,
book, newspaper, film, gramophone record or similar article,
drawing, painting, representation or figure or attempts or offers
so to do or has in his or her possession any such obscene book
or other thing for the purpose of sale, distribution or public
exhibition, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be
sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years
or with a fine or with both.
261. Deliberate Infection of Another Person with a Sexually
Transmitted Disease.
(1) Whoever—
(a) knowing that he or she is suffering from a sexually
transmitted disease; or
(b) realising that there is a real risk or possibility that he
or she is suffering from a sexually transmitted disease,
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