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Sec. 3 CHILD TRAFFICKING AND PORNOGRAPHY ACT, 1998
Child trafficking and taking, etc., child for sexual exploitation.
Child trafficking and taking, etc., child for sexual exploitation.
Child trafficking and taking, etc., child for sexual exploitation.
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3.— (1) Any person who organises or knowingly facilitates—
(a) the entry into, transit through or exit from the State of a child for the purpose of his or her sexual exploitation, or
(b) the provision of accommodation for a child for such a purpose while in the State,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.
(2) Any person who—
(a) takes, detains, or restricts the personal liberty of, a child for the purpose of his or her sexual exploitation,
(b) uses a child for such a purpose, or
(c) organises or knowingly facilitates such taking, detaining, restricting or use,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.
(3) In this section “sexual exploitation” means—
(a) inducing or coercing the child to engage in prostitution or the production of child pornography,
(b) using the child for prostitution or the production of child pornography,
(c) inducing or coercing the child to participate in any sexual activity which is an offence under any enactment, or
(d) the commission of any such offence against the child.