Malaysia legislation
Section 17
Section 17
(a)
in respect of h
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child in h b
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as een made 1 thin one week after the J./tl· n~/.r4
transfer; or
(b)
who for any reaso is in need of supervision;
he may, by summons under his hand addressed to the person who has or is _believ d _to have the care, custody or control of such child_, re uire such person to appear and to produce the child b fore him at the time and place_ specified in the sum ons.
(2)
If a person on whom summons has been served under the preceding sub-s ction fails to produce the child at the time and pl ce specified therein, the
Protector may issue a warr nt authorising any person named therein to search f r such child and produce her before him. Any child amed or described in such warrant may be removed to a place of safety and there temporarily detained unf the Protector has com-pleted his inquiry under t is Part of this Ordinance or may, for the l1ke period be temporarily committed to the custody of a relative or other fit person o~ such terms and conditions as th Protector may require.
(3)
On production of a c ild before the Protector in pursuance of a summons o warrant issued under this section he shall hold such · quiry as he thinks fit and, if afte; such inquiry he of the o:pinion tha_t there has been a failure to not1f as required by this Part of this Ordinance or tha such child is in need of supervision, he may order he _person hav_ing t~e ca~e, custody or control ·of such child to furnish him with
, copies of her and such pe son's photogral?hs, a_nd to furnish a bond or other se urity to the sat1sfact1on ~f the Protector that such c ild, for so long as she 1s
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/,:/fl of eighteen ·e~ ~ or for an t:'. :
nder th~ age 1 ve the ar a~rstate ~'
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'.t per10 , w d to the care, us o y or control ol'
;; : it1· 334s'i be transferrewithout the pre ious consent of a Pr of any l
,\ , other P.if80~t be ill-treated r neglected or ern.;lectol'
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and WI
~ined for any im oral or unlawful 0Yed,
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used or tr . romoral or unla f ul manner and &Urpose f:
or_l1l·nbanpyr~duced before a rotector whenever aht she r
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requires.
(4)
If default be made in omplying_ with any ord d or any condition of a bond furnished under tb.r m:ec:ding sub-sectio~, the rotector may, without o~
P ddition to enf orc1ng the bond or other security b
:a~rant under his hand, o der that the child, in ~e[
pect of whom the order was made, be taken out of th 1 ·
custody of the r>erson i!1, wh se care, custody or contro!
the child is and committed o a_ ~lace of safety or, on such security and on such oondit1ons a~ the Protector may require, to the custo~ of a relat1v~ or other fit
I person until the child a_ttai s the age of eighteen years or for any shorter period.
(5)
The Protector shall r gister particulars relating to any child in respect of w man order has been made under this section and p rticulars relating to her parents and any person w has had or has the care, custody or control of such hild.
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