Malaysia legislation

Section 11

of ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND ANTI-SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015

Section 11

The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 51

the following section:

“Permission to move freely and to work 51a.  (1)  Subject to any regulations made under section 66, any person to whom an interim protection order has been granted, or any trafficked person to whom a Protection

Order has been granted, may be given permission by the

(a)

to move freely; or

(b)

to be employed, engaged or contracted with to carry out work in any occupation during the period of the interim protection order or Protection Order, as the case may be.

(2)

A foreign national who is granted permission to work under subsection (1) shall be subject to any restrictions and conditions as may be imposed by the relevant authorities relating to employment of foreign nationals in Malaysia.”.

Amendment of section 52

Section 11 — AKTA ANTIPEMERDAGANGAN ORANG DAN ANTIPENYELUDUPAN MIGRAN (PINDAAN) 2015