Malaysia legislation
Section 38
Section 38
A child is in need of protection and rehabilitation if the child—
(a)
is being induced to perform any sexual act, or is in any physical or social environment which may lead to the performance of such act;
(b)
lives in or frequents any brothel or place of assignation;
(c)
is habitually in the company or under the control of brothel-keepers or procurers or persons employed or directly interested in the business carried on in brothels or in connection with prostitution. ;
(d)
has been brought into or is to be sent out of Malaysia and the custody of the child has been acquired either—
(i)
after having been purchased; or
(ii)
by fraud, false representation or false pretence, whether or not for the purposes of prostitution or for having sexual intercourse with another or for immoral purposes;
(e)
has been procured either within or outside Malaysia for the purpose of being used, trained or disposed of as a prostitute; or
(f)
is being detained against his will—
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(i)
for the purposes of prostitution or for having sexual intercourse with another or for immoral purposes; or
(ii)
for the purposes of being sent out of Malaysia for prostitution or for having sexual intercourse with another or for immoral purposes.
Removal of a child to place of refuge