Malaysia legislation
Section 51
Section 51
If a Protector has reasonable cause to believe that a child—
(a)
has been brought into Malaysia either—
(i)
after having been transferred for valuable consideration; or
(ii)
by fraud, misrepresentation or any false pretence;
(b)
has been transferred to the custody or control of any person for valuable consideration either within or outside
Malaysia; or
(c)
is being detained against his will by some person other than his parent or guardian, the Protector may—
(aa) require any person in whose custody or under whose control the child appears to be—
(i)
to furnish him with copies of the child’s and that person’s own photographs; and
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(ii)
to furnish security to the satisfaction of the
Protector that the child—
(A)
will not leave the area or the State in which he then is without the prior written consent of the
Protector;
(B)
will not be transferred to the care or custody of any other person without the prior written consent of the Protector; and
(C)
will be produced before the Protector whenever the Protector requires; or
(bb) in the first instance, or if default be made in complying with any order made under paragraph (aa), make an order that—
(i)
the child be taken out of the custody of the person in whose care, custody or control the child is and placed the child in a place of safety; or
(ii)
on such security and on such conditions as the
Protector may require, the child be placed in the custody of a relative or other fit and proper person, until the child attains the age of eighteen years or for any shorter period.
Offence of taking or sending out a child without appropriate consent of person having lawful custody