Child Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Jul 2023 · Part VIII · Trafficking in and Abduction of Children
51. Protector may require security
Feedback & supportIf a Protector has reasonable cause to believe that a child—
Protector
“Protector” means— (a) the Director General; (b) the Deputy Director General; (c) a Divisional Director of Social Welfare, Department of Social Welfare; (d); (e) any Social Welfare Officer appointed under section 8;
has been brought into Malaysia either—
after having been transferred for valuable consideration; or
by fraud, misrepresentation or any false pretence;
has been transferred to the custody or control of any person for valuable consideration either within or outside
Malaysia; or
is being detained against his will by some person other than his parent or guardian, the Protector may—
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;
require any person in whose custody or under whose control the child appears to be—
to furnish him with copies of the child’s and that person’s own photographs; and
to furnish security to the satisfaction of the
Protector that the child—
will not leave the area or the State in which he then is without the prior written consent of the Protector;
will not be transferred to the care or custody of any other person without the prior written consent of the Protector; and
will be produced before the Protector whenever the Protector requires; or
in the first instance, or if default be made in complying with any order made under paragraph (aa), make an order that—
the child be taken out of the custody of the person in whose care, custody or control the child is and placed the child in a place of safety; or
place of safety
“place of safety” means any place of safety established or appointed under section 54; Child 21 “place of detention”— (a) means any place of detention established or appointed under section 58; and (b) includes accommodation in a police station, police cell or lock-up, separate or apart from adult offenders;
on such security and on such conditions as the
Protector may require, the child be placed in the custody of a relative or other fit and proper person, until the child attains the age of eighteen years or for any shorter period.
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