Child Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Jul 2023 · Chapter · Offences in Relation to the Health and Welfare of Children
33. Offence to leave child without reasonable supervision
Feedback & supportAny person who, being a parent or a guardian or a person for the time being having the care of a child, leaves that child—
guardian
“guardian”, in relation to a child, includes any person who, in the opinion of the Court For Children having cognizance of any case in relation to the child or in which the child is concerned, has for the time being the charge of or control over the child;
without making reasonable provision for the supervision and care of the child;
for a period which is unreasonable having regard to all the circumstances; or
under conditions which are unreasonable having regard to all the circumstances, 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.
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