19. Ill-treatment of transferred child

(1)

When a protector has reason to believe that a transferred child has been or is being ill-treated or neglected or employed, used or trained for any immoral or unlawful purpose or in any immoral or unlawful manner, he may issue a warrant as provided in section 16(2).

(2)

On production of a child before the protector in pursuance of a warrant issued under subsection (1), or whenever a transferred child appears before the protector and alleges that he has been ill-treated or neglected or employed, used or trained for any immoral or unlawful purpose or in any immoral or unlawful manner, the protector shall hold such inquiry as he thinks fit and may after the inquiry make an order as provided in section 16(4) or (5).

(3)

The protector shall register particulars relating to any child in respect of whom an order has been made under this section and particulars relating to his parents and any person who has had or has the custody of the child.

Terms defined in s 3

child
Defined · s 3
“child” means —(a)in the case of a person employed or engaged to take part in any public entertainment, a person under the age of 16 years; and(b)in any other case, a person under the age of 14 years;
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protector
Defined · s 3
“protector” includes the Director of Social Welfare, Assistant Directors of Social Welfare and such other persons as the President may, by notification in the Gazette, declare to be vested with all or any of the powers conferred and the duties imposed upon a protector by this Act or by any rules made thereunder;
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transferred child
Defined · s 3
“transferred child” means a child under the age of 14 years who is living apart from his natural father or mother but does not include a child —(a)who is living with a grandparent, a brother or sister by the whole or half blood, or a brother or sister of a deceased parent by the whole blood;(b)who being a female is over the age of 12 years and is married and is living with her husband or with a parent or grandparent of her husband;(c)who has been lawfully adopted in accordance with any written law relating to adoption and is living with the adopter;(d)who is living with a legal guardian;(e)who is living with a person other than his natural father or mother in pursuance of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction of Singapore or of Malaysia, or in pursuance of an order made under the provisions of this Act or the Women’s Charter or of any corresponding enactment of Malaysia or any part thereof;(f)who is an inmate of any orphanage, hospital, home or institution maintained by the Government, or of any place of safety; or(g)who is a boarder at a school registered under the Education Act or any corresponding enactment of Malaysia or any part thereof, or is regularly attending such a school and is living with a friend or relative of his natural father or mother or of his legal guardian or adopter, with the consent of the father, mother, legal guardian or adopter, as the case may be.
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Report

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