s 16 Consent of trafficked person irrelevant
In a prosecution for an offence under section 12, 13 or 14, it shall not be a defence that the trafficked person consented to the act of trafficking in persons.
Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 s 16
Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 s 16
Malay text (authoritative)
Kerelaan orang yang diperdagangkan tidak relevan
Dalam sesuatu pendakwaan bagi kesalahan di bawah seksyen 12, 13 atau 14, tidaklah menjadi suatu pembelaan bahawa orang yang diperdagangkan itu merelakan perbuatan pemerdagangan orang.
Text as at 1 November 2014 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
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