Section 20

has been brought into Singapore either after having been transferred for valuable consideration or by fraud, misrepresentation or any false pretence;

has been transferred to the custody or control of any person for valuable consideration either within or outside Singapore;

is being detained against his or her will by some person other than his or her parents or lawful guardian; or

is a trafficked victim, as defined in section 2 of the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014,the Director‑General or protector may either —

order any person in whose custody or under whose control the child or young person appears to be —

to furnish him or her with copies of the photographs of the child or young person and the photographs of that person; and

to furnish security to his or her satisfaction that the child or young person will not leave Singapore without the previous written consent of the Director‑General or protector (as the case may be), and that the child or young person will be produced before the Director‑General or protector (as the case may be) whenever he or she requires it; or

in the first instance, or if default be made in complying with any order made under sub‑paragraph (e), order that the child or young person be taken out of the custody of the person in whose care, custody or control the child or young person is and commit the child or young person to a place of temporary care and protection or, on such security and on such conditions as the Director‑General or protector (as the case may be) may require, to the custody of a relative or other fit person until the child or young person attains 18 years of age or for any shorter period.[16