Malaysia legislation

Section 12

of CHILD (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016

Section 12

Section 7 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1), by substituting for the word “protection”

the words “care and protection”;

(b)

by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2)  A Child Protection Team shall consist of the following members:

(a)

not more than seven persons with appropriate experience, knowledge and expertise on matters relating to the care and protection of children, to be appointed by the Minister;

(b)

a medical officer; and

(c)

a senior police officer.”;

(c)

by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2a)  The Minister may appoint any member referred to in paragraph (2)(a) to be the chairman of a Child

Protection Team.”; and

(d)

in subsection (3), by inserting after the word “shall” the words “be supervised by a Protector and shall”.

New section 7a