Section 36
If a protector has reasonable cause to suspect that any child -
(a)
has been brought into Brunei Darussalam either after having been transferred for valuable consideration, or by fraud, misrepresentation or any false pretence;
(b)
has been transferred to the custody or control of any person for valuable consideration either within or out of Brunei Darussalam; or
(c)
is being detained against his will by some person other than his parent or guardian;
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he may either -
Inspection.
{i)
require any person in whose custody or under whose control the child appears to be to furnish with copies of such child's and such person's own photographs, and to furnish security to the satisfaction of the protector that such child will not leave the District in which he then is without the previous consent in writing of the protector1
and will not be transferred to the care or custody of any other person without the previous consent in writing of the protector, and that he will be produced before the protector whenever he requires it;or
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(ii)
in the fust instance, or if default be made in complying with any order made under paragraph (i), make an order that the child be taken out of the custody or control of the person having custody or control of the child and committed to a place of safety or, on such security and on such conditions as the protector may require, to the custody of a relative or other fit person until the child attains the age of eighteen years or for any shorter period.