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Suppression of Immorality Ordinance 1919

NIUE

SUPRESSION OF IMMORALITY ORDINANCE, 1919,
1919, No. 14

ANALYSIS

Title
1. Short Title
2. Adultery with married man
3. Scandalous conduct
4. Persons suffering from venereal disease
5. Niuean woman found on board ship

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SUPPRESSION OF IMMORALITY ORDINANCE 1919
1919, No.14

An Ordinance for the suppression of immorality in Niue (25 November 1919).

1. Short Title - This Ordinance may be cited as the Suppression of Immorality Ordinance 1919.

2. Adultery with married man - A single woman convicted adultery with a married man shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds (£10).

3. Scandalous conduct -Unmarried persons living together openly as man and wife to the scandal of the community shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds (£5).

4. Persons suffering from venereal disease - Any person convicted of an act of sexual intercourse while suffering from venereal disease shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds (£10).

5. Niuean woman found on board ship - Any [Niuean] woman found on board a Vessel lying at anchor and not being in possession of a pass from the Resident Commissioner shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds (£5).

[The word "Niuean" was substituted for the word "Native" by the Niue Act 1966.]