Malaysia legislation

Section 9

of CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT 1947

Section 9

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Any such order shall be ublished in the (!az~tte and shall have effect from t e date of pubhcat1on, unless some other date is 1na ed therein.

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AnY h 11 be guilty o an o ence and sh 1 an, penalty.

such order s anot exceedin on_e thousand dollarsa 1 be

Iiabl~ to a~: for a term wh1~h m~y extend toor imprison.roe b th such fine nd 1mpr1sonment and sit months or to

O bsequent o ence, shall be liable t for a second or ding two thou and dollars and to irn ° .a fine not excee t rm which ay extend to two yea Pr1~

sonment fohr fin! and impri onment.

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No child under t e age o! t":elve shall tak

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public entertain ent which 1s promoted e young part in a fit f he promoter o f or

. persons formed for the pro o r per ormers taking part per

' in pub~c or both.

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NO child or youn~ pe son a a e :eart 1n any performance in a pubh? en er~a1nment whwh perfor-mance is dangerous to hfe o limb.

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(3)

No child or young er~on . unde:r . the age of seventeen years sha~l take p t 1n any PI!-bl!c entertain-

. ment without the licence of the Comm1ss1oner.

(4)

Before issuing any s ch licence, the Commis-sioner shall be satisfied as the health and physical fitness to perform of such c ild or young person and that proper measures have een and will be taken for the preservation of the heal h, a~d for securing kind treatment, of such child or oung person.

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(5)

The Commissioner, ay, in his discretion, refuse to issue a licence on _be' ground that the child or young person is not actua ly under the protection of at le~s~ one parent or of_ a 1 g_~_l guardian or t~at the cond1~10ns of employment r wages to be paid are

~hseatisf~c~ory or inadequat or on any other grounds, ther similar to the for going or not that roay appear to h'

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breach of a~ld refu~e. to 1 1sue a licence, or fo! the required fu Y. coudition ereof, but shall, if ~o parent 0~

the. child : or young person or his or cancellat

• Ian :V~th th · grounds of such refusal on 1n Writing.

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Any person

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decision shall be final.