Section 222: Indecent treatment of girls under sixteen

Any person who unlawfully and indecently deals with a girl under the age of sixteen
years is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for two years, with or
without caning.
[20 of 1960.]
If the girl is under the age of thirteen years, he is guilty of a felony and is liable to
imprisonment for three years, with or without caning.
*It is a defence to a charge of the offence defined in this section to prove that the
accused person believed, on reasonable grounds, that the girl was of or above the age
of sixteen years.
The term "deal with" includes doing any act which, if done without consent, would
constitute an assault as hereinafter defined.