Malaysia legislation

Section 7

of CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT 1947

Section 7

(b)

that a? offence un e ence involving bodily

Ordinance or _any O n erson has been inj_ury ~o a child_t0f 1~ r~;pect of th~ child or 1s being commi e or young person, h

. ue a warrant aut o-t~e. Magistrate's Court may ed therein to search for r1z1ng any police officer nam nd if it appears to su~h such child or young: person, a erson has been or is 0~cer that such child or young ~eglected in manner being 3:ssaulted, ill-trP-ated, off nee as aforesai~ has aforesaid or that any such_'?

ct of the child or b

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een or is being commi to nd detain him in a

Young person to take him b ht before a Court,

Place of safety, until he can be oug

person.

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. . ng any police o:ffic · to remove th or authorizi n with or witho t search to e child young pedod~tain him there ntil he ~an b Place 0r safety :n Court; and the Cour bef o:r;-e whom et~l'oughf before erson is brought ay commit hi e .cni} t or yofng ielative or other fit erson in like rn.:r:n. to thd.

~arh O :rson in whose care he as had been co ann~r a:

fo; ~iial for an offence_ :un er this Part ~fitted.

Ordinance and the prov1s10

of section 5 of th~s

Ordinance shall apply.

this

(2)

A Magistrate's Court i suing a warrant Und this section may, by the_same w rrant, cans~ any pers er

.accused of any offence 1n resp ct of the child or You~n person to be appreh~nded and brought befor!

the Court, and proceedings t be taken against such person according to law.

(3)

Any police officer auth ris~d by warrant under this section to sear~h for an child or tonng person, or to remove any child or youn person with or without search may enter (if need . e by force) any house, building or other J?lace spec1 ed 1n the warrant, and may remove the child or youn person therefrom.

( 4) Every warrant issued nder this section shall be addressed to and executed by a police officer, who shall be accompanied by the p rson laying the informa-tion, if such person so desi e, unless the Court by which the warrant is issued ot erwise directs, and may a~so if the Court by which he warrant is issue~ so directs, be accompanied by a Government medical officer.

(5)

It shall not be necessa y in any information or warrant un1er this section to name the child or youn1

person b~t, 1n such case, the c ild or young person shale

~e described as particularly s the knowledge of th-R~ ffo~::t or the Court per ·ts.

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labour.

be ~m(l) N" o ?hil unde; he a·ge of eight year.s sha ployed in any form f abour.

(2)

No h'ld

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h ll be employed cini under the ag of twelve ye~rs 8 :al or horticultural f?\ employ en·' except agr~cu{tuby the family of th ig _t wo~k , r ed on collect1v~ Y or oll light work of child or,:

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• by th local community hold of

.a natural p a domestic a acter in the house arent o 1

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r ega ua d1an of the c 1

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3) No child

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f actorJ, godown or workshhaU be e ployed in a 0)

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(4)

No child shall be e Lpl d a,pa,city, upon any small er ft ~b_- ho~ work in any 0-

0ensed under the Ports E ct ic 18, or should be;

~a,lay States or the Ports rfent of the Federated F.M.s.

Settleme_nts, ?r under any O her 1Eanee of the S~r~its ~~J,- 111.

for the hcensmg of small er ft O ~aetment prov1dmg Cap. 149.

in a,ny case where the era t ' 0 :

11b_.an)'. ship, except

P ersonal charge of the paren or legs 1 1 P · is d~nder the child.

a guar ian of the

(5)

Nothing in the fore oing p;rovisions of this section shall apply to em:rl yment of children work approved !l'nd sup~rv1s d by the Departme~f~~

Education carried on 1n a y Govern t h h

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men or ot er tee n1ca sc oo or 1n a trai ing ship.

(6)

No cfhild or young p rson shall be employed upon any orm of labour o employment under an·

cll'CU_Dl~tances or IY,1:der any . ondition~ which ~ay b{

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p_roh1b1ted by the.Lb

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from time to / ~t;A time by rules made under th1 Ordinance.

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