Act 7
Prevention of Trafficking In Persons Act
2009
THE PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
ACT, 2009.
An Act to provide for the prohibition of trafficking in persons,
creation of offences, prosecution and punishment of offenders,
prevention of the vice of trafficking in persons, protection of
victims of trafficking in persons, and other related matters.
DATE OF ASSENT: 1st October, 2009.
Date of Commencement: 23rd October, 2009.
BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows:
PART I—PRELIMINARY.
1. Commencement.
This Act shall come into force upon publication in the Gazette.
2. Interpretation.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
(a) “child” means a person below the age of 18 years;
(b) “debt bondage” means the status or condition arising from a
pledge by the debtor of his or her personal services or
labour, or those of a person under his or her control as
security or payment for a debt, when the length and nature
of services is not clearly defined or when the value of the
services as reasonably assessed is not applied towards the
liquidation of the debt;
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