Child Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Jul 2023 · Part X · Criminal Procedure in Court for Children
93. Parent or guardian to execute bond
Feedback & supportThe Court For Children shall, in addition to exercising any of the powers provided for in subsection 91(1), order the parent or guardian of the child to execute a bond for the child’s good behaviour with or without security and with one or more of the following conditions:
Court For Children
“Court For Children” means the Court For Children constituted under section 11;
that the parent or guardian accompanied by the child shall report at regular intervals to be determined by the Court, at the welfare department or police station situated nearest to the parent’s or guardian’s place of residence;
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that the parent or guardian accompanied by the child shall attend interactive workshops organized at designated centres established for such purpose;
if the child is in an educational institution, that the parent or guardian shall consult with the child’s teacher and head teacher or principal once a month for the duration of the bond;
if the child is sent to an approved school or a Henry
Gurney School, that the parent or guardian shall visit the child on a regular basis to be determined by the
Court; or
any other condition as the Court thinks fit.
If any parent or guardian fails to comply with any of the conditions of the bond referred to in subsection (1)—
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;
the parent or guardian commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit; and
the Court may order the security, if any, to be forfeited;
and the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code relating to the forfeiture of bonds shall apply in relation to the security.
An order under subsection (1) shall not be made against a parent or guardian without giving the parent or guardian an opportunity to be heard.
Notwithstanding subsection (3), an order under subsection (1)
may be made if the Court For Children is satisfied on information given by a probation officer that the parent or guardian of the child, having been required to attend, has failed to do so, or is not available or cannot be found within a reasonable time.
probation officer
“probation officer” means a probation officer appointed under section 10;