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35. Amendment of section 38

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Section 38 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b);

(b)

by substituting for the full stop at the end of paragraph (c)

a semicolon; and

(c)

by inserting after paragraph (c) the following paragraphs:

“(d) has been brought into or is to be sent out of

Malaysia and the custody of the child has been acquired either—

(i)

after having been purchased; or

(ii)

by fraud, false representation or false pretence, whether or not for the purposes of prostitution or for having sexual intercourse with another or for immoral purposes;

(e)

has been procured either within or outside Malaysia for the purpose of being used, trained or disposed of as a prostitute; or

(f)

is being detained against his will—

(i)

for the purposes of prostitution or for having sexual intercourse with another or for immoral purposes; or

(ii)

for the purposes of being sent out of

Malaysia for prostitution or for having sexual intercourse with another or for immoral purposes.”.

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