Malaysia legislation

Section 12

of CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT 1947

Section 12

(a)

who is living with grand-parent, a broth

J or sister by _the w ~ole dr halfdblood, ore:

brother or sISte o a ecease parent b the whole blood· or

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(b)

.who is over ~he ag_ of twelve and is married and is living w th her husband or with a

· parent or grand parent of her husband; or

(c)

who has been bona fide and lawfully adopted and is living w · h the adopter; or

(d)

who is living with a legal guardian; or

(e)

who is registered a a mui tsai under the Mui

Tsai Enactmen o_f the Federated Malay

States or of an · Malay State or the Mui

Tsai Ordinance f the Straits Settlements;

or

(/) who is living wit a person other than her natural father t' r mother in pursuance of a_n order _of a CI urt of competent jurisdic-tion or 1n pur uance of an order made under Part II f . this Ordinance or under the Women an

Girls Protection Enact-ment of the Fed rated Malay States or the corresponding nactment of any Ma!aY

8tat_e or the W men and Girls Protection 0rd1nance of e Straits Settlements or nnder the Mu Tsai Enactment of the

Federated Mal y States or of any :Malay

~!at~ or the ui Tsai Ordinance of tbe ra1 ts Settlem nts ; or

(g)

who is an ·

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.home oru_ima~e ! any orphanage, hos~erll'

mentor 1~st1tu ion maintained by ?~ed to be such; d any approved place deed~ a,tloe;

or n er s ction 34 of this Or 111

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(h)

who is a b~arder_ .at a school registered under the RegiStration ° Schools Enactment of the d~ederated Mal y States or the corres- ~~!·8is9.

pon ing. Enac~men of any Malay State or the Regi~tration ° Schools Ordinance of s.s.

the S~ralts Settle ents, or is regularly Cap. 139.

at~ending such _a sc ool and is living with a friend or relative o her natural father or m?ther or of her leg 1 guardian or adopter, with t~e consent of e father, mother, legal guardian or adopte , as the case may be.

(2)

The expressions

"tra sferred child"

and

"child" shall be deemed to app y to a female in respect of whom a bond_has been execut d or a committal order made under this Part of this Ordinance until such time as the bond or <?rder is di charged or the female reaches the age of eighteen, hichever is the earlier event.

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