Act 9
Penal Code Act
2008
276. Buying or Selling or Disposal of a minor for purpose of
Prostitution.
Whoever buys, sells, hires, lets to hire or otherwise obtains
possession or disposes of any person under the age of eighteen with
the intent that such a person shall be employed or used for any
unlawful or immoral purpose or knowing it to be likely that such
person will be employed or used for any such purpose, commits an
offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for
a term not exceeding fourteen years or with a fine or with both.
277. Unlawful Compulsory Labour.
Whoever, unlawfully compels any person to labour against the
will of that person, commits an offence, and upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two
years or with a fine or with both.
278. Kidnapping or Abducting in Order to Subject to Unlawful
Compulsory Labour.
Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person with intent that such
person may be unlawfully compelled to labour against his or her
will commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be
sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years
or with a fine or with both.
279. Transferring Control of Person with Intent to Subject him or
her to Unlawful Confinement or Unlawful Compulsory Labour.
Whoever for money or value, transfers or purports to transfer the
possession or control of any person to another with the intent to
enable such other person to confine such person unlawfully or to
compel him or her unlawfully to labour against his or her will,
commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or with a fine
or with both.
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