Child Protection Act Malaysia

Sections 211 and 233 communications and multimedia act 1998 national policy malaysia ratified the convention on the rights of the child crc in 1995 following which various national laws relating to child protection including the child act 2001 were gazette.

Child protection act malaysia. 1 august 2002 p u. Government and civil society initiatives to realise and uphold the rights of children has resulted in progress in the field of education and primary healthcare for children. The child act 2001 brought major changes in the law relating to the protection of the child in malaysia where the rights of the child were recognized openly by the government. A juvenile courts act 1947 b women and girls protection act 1973 c child protection act 1991.

The preamble of the act recognized children as an important component of the society and since the children are not mature protection and special care should be given to. Child laws of malaysia act 611 child act 2001 an act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the care protection and rehabilitation of children and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. An act that consolidated and amended laws relating to the care protection and rehabilitation of children. In 2015 the united nations general assembly adopted a resolution on the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.

While our penal code does have some limited protection for minors such as section 375 which prohibits the rape of a minor or section 377e that prevents anyone from causing a child under 14 to commit indecent acts it s also a really old law that isn t enough to protect minors from other aspects of sexual crimes such as grooming molestation and child pornography. 1 august 2002 p u. Children s rights in malaysia have progressed since malaysia acceded to the convention on the rights of the child crc in 1995 and introduced the child act in 2001. Akta kanak kanak 2001 is a malaysian law which served to consolidate the juvenile courts act 1947 act 90 the women and girls protection act 1973 act 106 and the child protection act 1991 act 468.

The child act 2001 malay. B 229 2002 recognizing that the country s vision of a fully developed nation. Child protection act 1991 repealed by act 611 special pensions raja permaisuri agong 1 laws of malaysia act 468 child protection act 1991 repealed by the child act 2001 act 611 published by the commissioner of law revision malaysia under the authority of the revision of laws act 1968 in collaboration with percetakan nasional. B 229 2002 recognizing that the country s vision of a fully developed.

The child act 2001 act 611 a comprehensive children s legislation which came into force on 1 august 2002.