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Sexual Offences Act, No. 23 of 1957
[... Title amended by Act 1988_002_010_19880304
wef 1988/03/04 - was entitled "Immorality Act, 1957"]

Long title


To consolidate and amend the Jaws relating to brothels and unlawful carnal  intercourse and other acts in relation thereto.


Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
1. Definitions
2. Keeping a brothel
3. Certain persons deemed to keep a brothel
4. Onus of proof
5. Contract to let house or place of brothel void
6. Use of house or place as a brothel avoids contract of letting
7. Summary ejectment hen a house or place is used as a brothel
8. Proceedings upon complaint by householders or police that a house or place is used as a brothel
9. ... [... repealed by Act 2007_032_068_20071214 - as entitled "Parent or guardian procuring defilement of child or ward"] 
10. Procuration
11. ... [... repealed by Act 2007_032_068_20071214 - as entitled "Conspiracy to defile"] 
12. Detention for purposes of unlawful carnal intercourse
12A.Assistance for purposes of unlawful carnal intercourse [... inserted by Act 1967_068_002_19670601] 
13. ... [... repealed by Act 2007_032_068_20071214 - as entitled "Abduction] 
14. ... [... Title amended by Act 1969_057_001_19690501 - was entitled "Sexual offences with girls or boys under sixteen"]  [... Title amended by Act 1988_002_005_19880304 - was entitled "Sexual offences with girls under sixteen or boys under nineteen"]   [... repealed by Act 2007_032_068_20071214 - as entitled "Sexual offences with youths"] 
15. ... [... Title amended by Act 1988_002_005_19880304 - was entitled "Sexual offences with female idiots or imbeciles"]  [... repealed by Act 2007_032_068_20071214 - as entitled "Sexual offences with idiots or imbeciles"]
16. ... [... repealed by Act 1985_072_000_19850619 - was entitled "Sexual offences between white persons and coloured persons"] 
17. Owner or occupier permitting on his premises the defilement of a female or any offence against this Act
18. ... [... repealed by Act 1985_072_000_19850619 - was entitled "Use of drugs, etc., for purposes of defilement of females"] 
18A. ... [... inserted by Act 1969_057_002_19690501]  [... repealed by Act 1985_072_000_19850619 - was entitled "Manufacture, sale or supply of article which is intended to be used to perform an unnatural sexual act]" 
19. Enticing to commission of immoral acts
20. Persons living on earnings of prostitution or committing or assisting in commission of indecent acts
20A. ... [... inserted by Act 1969_057_003_19690501]   [... repealed by Act 1985_072_000_19850619 - was entitled "Acts committed between men at a patty and which are calculated to stimulate sexual passion or to give sexual gratification, prohibited"] 
21. Presumptions
22. Penalties
23. Repeal of laws
24. Application of Act to the territory of South-West Africa
25. Short title
Sch.  SCHEDULE [SECTION 23) [s23]
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