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PART IOffences, and the Prosecution and Punishment of Offences

Powers and procedure for dealing with offenders

38Powers of court in case of incest with girl under twenty-one

(1)On a man's conviction of an offence under section ten of this Act against a girl under the age of twenty-one, or of attempting to commit such an offence, the court may by order divest him of all authority over her.

(2)An order divesting a man of authority over a girl under the foregoing subsection may, if he is her guardian, remove him from the guardianship.

(3)An order under this section may appoint a person to be the girl's guardian during her minority or any less period.

(4)An order under this section may be varied from time to time or rescinded by the High Court.