Malaysia legislation

Section 4

of SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN (AMENDMENT) ACT 2023

Section 4

Section 5 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in the shoulder note, by substituting for the words

“child pornography” the words “child sexual abuse material”;

(b)

by substituting for the words “child pornography” the words

“child sexual abuse material”; and

(c)

in the illustrations—

(i)

in paragraph (a)—

(A)

by substituting for the words “Z offers A to act in child pornography and A agrees to do so. A acts in that child pornography”

the words “Z offers A to act in a film which has a scene where A is engaged in a sexually explicit conduct with a child and

A agrees to do so. A acts in that sexually explicit scene”; and by substituting for the words “production of child pornography” the words “production of child sexual abuse material”; and

Sexual Offences against Children (Amendment)

(ii)

in paragraph (b)—

(A)

by substituting for the words “director of child pornography” the words “director of child sexual abuse material”;

by substituting for the words “A’s direction of child pornography” the words “A’s direction of child sexual abuse material”; and

(C)

by substituting for the words “the making of child pornography” the words “the making of child sexual abuse material”.

Amendment of section 6