Child Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Jul 2023 · Chapter · Offences in Relation to the Health and Welfare of Children
32. Children not to be used for begging, etc.
Feedback & supportAny person who causes or procures any child or, being a person having the care of a child, allows that child to be on any street, premises or place for the purposes of—
place
“place” includes any building, house, office, shop, flat, room or cubicle or part thereof, any open or enclosed space, and any conveyance;
begging, receiving alms, whether or not there is any pretence of singing, playing, performing or offering anything for sale;
carrying out illegal hawking, illegal lotteries, gambling or other illegal activities detrimental to the health and welfare of the child; or
carrying out any other illegal activities, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
The Court shall, in addition to any punishment specified in subsection (1), order the person convicted of an offence under that subsection to perform community service.
Court
“Court” means the Court For Children or any other Court, as the case may require;
The community service referred to in subsection (2)—
community service
“community service” means any work, service or course of instruction for the betterment of the public at large under the purview of the Ministry responsible for welfare services;
shall not be less than thirty-six hours and not more than two hundred forty hours in aggregate;
shall be performed within the period not exceeding six months from the date of the order; and
shall be subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Court.
Any person who fails to comply with the order of the Court to perform community service under subsection (2) commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit.