Malaysia legislation
Section 68
Section 68
(2)
The Court For Children which makes an approved school order shall cause all such information in the possession of the
Court with respect to a child as is in the opinion of the Court should be known by the person for the time being in charge of the school, to be transmitted to the person for the time being in charge of the school.
(3)
If a child has been ordered to be sent to an approved school, any person who knowingly harbours or conceals him after the time has come for him to go to the school commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
(4)
If a person authorized to take a child to an approved school is, when the time has come for him to go to the school, unable to—
(a)
find the child; or
(b)
obtain possession of the child, the Court For Children may, if satisfied by information on oath or affirmation that there is reasonable ground for believing that some person named in the information can produce the child, issue a summons requiring the person so named to attend at the Court on such day as may be specified in the summons and produce the child.
(5)
If the person referred to in subsection (4) fails to comply with the requisition under that subsection without reasonable excuse he shall, in addition to any other liability to which he may be subject to under this Act, on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit.
Act 611
WJW22/0178 BI.indd 86 04/08/2023 3:33 PM
Child 87
Further detention in approved school beyond period of order