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Part VII

29. jl) This Part shall not apply to -

(a}

the taking of a child into the care, custody or control of his grandparent, or a brother or sister by the whole or half blood or either of his parents;

(b)

the taking of a child into the care, custody or control of his guardian;

(c)

the taking of a child into the care, custody or control of any person in pursuance of an order of a Court of competent jurisdiction or in pursuance of an order under the Women and Girls Protection Act

(Chapter 120);

(d)

the taking in of a child as an inmate of a place of safety or school or hospital, home or institution maintained by the Government of

Brunei Darussalam;

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{e)

the taking in of a child as a boarder at a school registered under any written law relating to education;

{f}

the taking of a child who is regularly attending a school registered under any written law relating to education into the custody of a friend or relative of his guardian with the consent of his guardian.

(2)

In this Part, "guardian" of a child means a parent of the child 1 or any person lawfully appointed by deed or will or by the order of a competent Court to be the guardian of the child, or a person who has lawfully adopted the child.

Notification of taking into care1 custody or control.

Report

Part VIII

Trafficking in Children

Part IX

Miscellaneous