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Prevention of Trafficking In Persons Act
2009
(e) introduces or matches any person to another for purposes of
sexual exploitation;
(f) confiscates, conceals, or destroys a passport, travel
documents, or other personal documents or belongings of a
person for the purpose of unlawfully denying that person
freedom of movement, or access to any public services;
(g) adopts or facilitates the adoption of a person for illicit purposes;
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for
five years or a fine of one hundred and twenty currency points or to
both such imprisonment and fine, and on subsequent conviction for
the same offence, is liable to imprisonment of seven years without the
option of a fine.
9. Failure to Disclose Conviction.
A person who, having been convicted of a trafficking offence under
this Act fails to disclose that conviction—
(a) when applying for employment which places him or her in a
position of authority or care of children; or
(b) when offering or agreeing to take care of or supervise children,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine, not
exceeding three thousand currency points or to a term of
imprisonment not exceeding three years or both.
10. Duty to Report Trafficking in Persons.
(1) Every member of the community, who knows that any person
has committed or intends to commit an offence under this part of the
Act, shall report the matter to the police or other authority for
appropriate action.
(2) A person who knowing or having reason to believe that a person
has committed or intends to commit an offence and does not report to
police or other relevant authority, commits an offence and is liable to a fine
of five thousand currency points or imprisonment for six months.
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