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Section 88

Parent or guardian required to attend

of Juvenile Courts Act 1947

ActRepealedProvision 101 of 154
Section 88
(1)

If a child is charged with any offence, the Court For

Children shall require the child’s parents or guardian to attend at the

Court For Children before which the case is heard or determined during all the stages of the proceedings, unless the Court For Children is satisfied that it would be unreasonable to require the attendance of the parents or guardian.

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(2)

Any parent or guardian of a child who fails to attend the Court

For Children when required to do so under subsection (1) commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.