3 and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] and section 2 of the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. ENACTED by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe. PART I PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act [Chapter 9:21]. 2 Interpretation (1) In this Act— “brothel” means any place which is occupied or used for purposes of prostitution or for persons to visit for the purpose of having extra-marital sexual intercourse for money or reward; “extra-marital sexual intercourse” means sexual intercourse otherwise than between husband and wife; “HIV” means the human immuno-deficiency virus; “keeper”, in relation to a brothel, has the meaning set out in subsection (2); “owner”, in relation to any place, includes a person who lets or sublets or permits the occupation of the place, whether in his own right or on behalf of another person; “place” includes any premises, enclosure, vehicle or boat or any part thereof; “prostitute” means a person who for money or reward— (a) habitually allows other persons to have extra-marital sexual intercourse with him or her; or (b) solicits other persons to have extra-marital sexual intercourse with him or her; “young person” means a boy or girl under the age of sixteen years. (2) The following persons shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to be keepers of a brothel— (a) any person who manages the brothel or assists in its management; (b) the owner of the brothel, if he uses the place as a brothel or knowingly allows it to be so used; (c) any person who knowingly receives the whole or any part of any money taken in the brothel; (d) any person who resides in the brothel, unless he proves that he was ignorant of the character of the place;