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 The term “public officer” refers to any public officer entrusted by the minister heading his ministry with the duties to execute this Act.

The term “public woman” refers to a woman who promiscuously engages in sexual intercourse for hire, for which she receives pecuniary benefit as hire.

If any person who has already started a house of public women or wishes to start a new one at any place has in control one or several public women, that person is known as the keeper of a house of public women under this Act. However, only a fellow woman is allowed to become the keeper of such a house.

It is absolutely prohibited for any person to start a house of public women without having obtained permission from a public officer.

If any person who has already started a house of public women or is to start a new one wishes to start a house of public women, that person shall prepare a petition for permission and file it with a public officer. When the public officer finds it appropriate to issue a permit therefor, the person shall be able to start the house of public women. That permit is only applicable to the keeper of such house. The permit shall not be given to another person for use by the latter and no permit of another person shall be put to use in any manner.