Malaysia legislation

Section 77

of CHILD (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016

Section 77

Section 128 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (2)—

(i)

in paragraph (a), by inserting after the words

“probation hostels” the words “, places of detention”;

(ii)

in paragraph (c), by inserting after the words

“responsibilities of” the words “Protectors,

Assistant Protectors and”;

(iii)

in paragraph (d), by substituting for the words

“Child Welfare Committees” the words “Child

Protection Teams and Child Welfare Teams”;

and

(iv)

in paragraph (m), by inserting after the words

“Child Protection Teams” the words “and Child

Welfare Teams”; and

(b)

in subsection (3)—

(i)

by substituting for the word “five” the word “ten”;

and

(ii)

by substituting for the word “two” the word

“three”.

Amendment of First Schedule