Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 · Updated to 30 Sep 2025 · Part II · Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants
6. Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
A body to be known as Council for Anti-Trafficking in
Council
“Council” means the Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants established under section 6;
Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants shall be established for the purpose of this Act.
smuggling of migrants
“smuggling of migrants” means— (a) arranging, facilitating or organizing, directly or indirectly, a person’s unlawful entry into or through, or unlawful exit from, any country of which the person is not a citizen or permanent resident either knowing or having reason to believe that the person’s entry or exit is unlawful; and (b) recruiting, conveying, transferring, concealing, harbouring or providing any other assistance or service for the purpose of carrying out the acts referred to in paragraph (a);
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trafficking in persons
“trafficking in persons” means all actions of recruiting, conveying, transferring, acquiring, maintaining, harbouring, providing or receiving, a person, for the purpose of exploitation, by the following means: (a) threat or use of force or other forms of coercion; (b) abduction; (c) fraud; (d) deception; (e) abuse of power; (f) abuse of the position of vulnerability of a person to an act of trafficking in persons; or (g) the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to obtain the consent of a person having control over the trafficked person;
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The Council shall consist of the following members:
the Secretary General of the Ministry responsible for internal security, who shall be the Chairman;
the Secretary General of the Ministry responsible for foreign affairs, or his representative;
(Deleted by Act A1500);
the Secretary General of the Ministry responsible for women, family and community development, or his representative;
the Secretary General of the Ministry responsible for human resources, or his representative;
the Secretary General of the Ministry responsible for transport, or his representative;
the Secretary General of the Ministry responsible for information, or his representative;
the Attorney General of Malaysia, or his representative;
the Inspector General of Police, or his representative;
the Director-General of Immigration, or his representative;
the Director-General of Customs, or his representative;
the Director-General of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement, or his representative;
the Director-General of the Department of Women’s
Development, or his representative;
the Director-General of Social Welfare Department, or his representative;
the Director-General of Labour, Department of Labour of Peninsular Malaysia, or his representative;
Director of Labour, Department of Labour Sabah, or his representative;
Director of Labour, Department of Labour Sarawak, or his representative;
a representative of the following Ministries:
the Ministry responsible for internal security;
the Ministry responsible for defence;
the Ministry responsible for medical and health service;
the Ministry responsible for development of youth and sports;
the Ministry responsible for international trade and industry;
the Ministry responsible for plantation industries and commodities;
not more than five persons from non-governmental organization or other relevant organizations having appropriate experience, knowledge and expertise in problems and on issues relating to trafficking in persons including the protection and support of trafficked persons, to be appointed by the Minister; and
not more than three persons from non-governmental organizations or other relevant organizations with appropriate experience, knowledge and expertise on problems and issues relating to smuggling of migrants, to be appointed by the Minister.
Each member of the Council appointed under paragraphs (2)(n)
and (o) shall, unless he sooner resigns, hold office for a period not exceeding two years and is eligible for re-appointment.
Any member of the Council appointed under paragraphs (2)(n)
and (o) may, at any time resign his office, by giving notice in writing to the Minister.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for internal security;
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The members of the Council specified under subsection (2)
may be paid such allowances as the Minister may determine.
Terms defined in s 2
Council
Defined · s 2“Council” means the Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants established under section 6;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for internal security;
smuggling of migrants
Defined · s 2“smuggling of migrants” means— (a) arranging, facilitating or organizing, directly or indirectly, a person’s unlawful entry into or through, or unlawful exit from, any country of which the person is not a citizen or permanent resident either knowing or having reason to believe that the person’s entry or exit is unlawful; and (b) recruiting, conveying, transferring, concealing, harbouring or providing any other assistance or service for the purpose of carrying out the acts referred to in paragraph (a);
trafficking in persons
Defined · s 2“trafficking in persons” means all actions of recruiting, conveying, transferring, acquiring, maintaining, harbouring, providing or receiving, a person, for the purpose of exploitation, by the following means: (a) threat or use of force or other forms of coercion; (b) abduction; (c) fraud; (d) deception; (e) abuse of power; (f) abuse of the position of vulnerability of a person to an act of trafficking in persons; or (g) the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to obtain the consent of a person having control over the trafficked person;
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