Section 11
New section 51a
of Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Amendment) Act 2015
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 51
the following section:
“Permission to move freely and to work 51a. (1) Subject to any regulations made under section 66, any person to whom an interim protection order has been granted, or any trafficked person to whom a Protection
Order has been granted, may be given permission by the
Council—
(a)
to move freely; or
(b)
to be employed, engaged or contracted with to carry out work in any occupation during the period of the interim protection order or Protection Order, as the case may be.
(2)
A foreign national who is granted permission to work under subsection (1) shall be subject to any restrictions and conditions as may be imposed by the relevant authorities relating to employment of foreign nationals in Malaysia.”.
Amendment of section 52