Crimes Ordinance
Part XII
12-66
Section 149
Cap. 200
part of his body shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment
for 6 months.
(2) A person under the age of 12 shall not be guilty of an offence
under subsection (1) by reason only of his bathing unclothed.
(Added 1 of 1978 s. 6)
149.
Conviction for offence other than that charged
(1) If on the trial of a charge for an offence specified in the
second column of Schedule 1 the accused is acquitted, but it
is proved that the accused is guilty of any offence specified
opposite thereto in the third column of Schedule 1 or of
being party to any such offence, he shall be convicted of such
offence or of being a party to any such offence and shall be
liable to be punished accordingly. (Amended 31 of 2003 s. 15)
(2) Nothing in this section shall exclude the application to any
offence of any other law authorizing a court to find a person
guilty of an offence other than that with which he is charged.
(Added 1 of 1978 s. 6)
150.
Proof of exceptions
Where in any section in this Part the description of an offence is
expressed to be subject to exceptions mentioned in the section,
proof of the exception is to lie on the person relying on it.
(Added 1 of 1978 s. 6)
[cf. 1956 c. 69 s. 47 U.K.]
151.
Power of search in case of living on another’s earnings of
prostitution
Where it is made to appear to a magistrate by information on oath
that there is reasonable cause to suspect that any premises or vessel
is used by a person for the purpose of prostitution, and that another
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