- (b) which is dangerous to life or prejudicial to the health, physical fitness and kind treatment of the child or young person; or
- (c) without the consent of his parent or guardian.
(2) Any person who causes or procures such a child or young person, or being his parent or guardian allows him, to take part in any performance in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both and, if the person convicted is the holder of a licence under the Public Entertainments Act (Cap. 257), the court may also order the cancellation of the licence or its suspension for such period as the court may think fit.
(3) In this section—
- “entertainment” includes an exhibition or performance;
- “public entertainment” means an entertainment to which the public or any section of the public is admitted or in connection with which a charge, whether for admission or otherwise, is made.
Trafficking in Children
Unlawful transfer of possession, custody or control of child
12.—(1) Every person who takes any part in any transaction the object or one of the objects of which is to transfer or confer, wholly or partly, temporarily or permanently, the possession, custody or control of a child for any valuable consideration shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years.
(2) Every person who without lawful authority or excuse harbours or has in his possession, custody or control any child with respect to whom the temporary or permanent possession, custody or control has been transferred or conferred for valuable consideration by any other person within or outside Singapore shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years.
