•28th September, 1936
THE PALESTINE
GAZETTE
prostitution, become an inmate of or frequent
w i t h i n or without Palestine;
1007
a brothel,
is guilty of a misdemeanour.
162.
A n y person who :—
( a ) by threats or intimidation, procures or attempts to
procure any female to have unlawful sexual intercourse
w i t h i n or without Palestine ; or
Procuring
defilement of
females by
threats, fraud or
administering
drugs.
(6) by false pretences or false representations, procures any
female, not being a common prostitute or of known immoral
character, to have any unlawful sexual intercourse either
w i t h i n or without Palestine ; o r
(c)
applies, administers to, or causes to be taken by any
female any drug, matter or thing w i t h intent to stupefy
or overpower, so as thereby to enable any person to have
unlawful sexual intercourse w i t h such female;
is guilty of a misdemeanour.
163.
A n y person who :—
Keeping of
brothel.
( a ) keeps or manages, or acts or assists i n the
of a brothel; or
management
( b ) being the tenant or person i n charge of any premises,
knowingly permits such premises or any part thereof to be
used as a brothel or for the purpose of habitual prostitution;
or
( c ) being the landlord of any premises or the agent of such
landlord, lets the same or any part thereof w i t h the
knowledge that such premises or some part thereof are or
is to be used as a brothel, or is wilfully a party to the
continued use of such premises or any part thereof as a
brothel;
is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for
three months or to a fine of one hundred pounds, or to both such
penalties, and on a second or subsequent conviction to imprisonment for six months or to a fine of tw o hundred and fifty pounds,
or to both such penalties.
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164. —(1) Upon the conviction of the tenant of any premises
for knowingly permitting the premises, or any part thereof, to be
used as a brothel, notification of the conviction shall be sent to
the landlord who shall be entitled forthwith to determine the
lease or other contract, but without prejudice to the rights or
remedies of any party to such lease or contract accrued before the
date of such determination. I f the landlord so determines the
lease or other contract of tenancy, the court w h i c h has convicted
the tenant shall have power to make a summary order for delivery
of possession to the landlord.
(2) I f the landlord after such conviction has been brought to
his notice fails to exercise his rights under the foregoing provisions of this section, and subsequently, during the subsistence
of the lease or contract, any such offence is again committed i n
respect of the premises, the landlord shall be deemed to be a
party to the continued use of the premises as a brothel.
(3) W h e r e a landlord determines a lease or other contract
under the powers conferred by this section, and subsequently
grants another lease or enters into another contract of tenancy
to, w i t h , or for the benefit of the same person, without causing
Determination
of tenancy of
premises on
conviction for
permitting use
as brothel.