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| − | Note | + | Note: The proposed Child Care and Protection Bill 2013 – Art. 54 on sale of children may be relevant to commercial surrogacy (although surrogacy is not explicitly mentioned). |
| − | + | “Section 54. Prohibition on the sale of children: | |
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| − | Prohibition on the sale of children | + | (1) No child in Samoa may be bought or sold, and any contract, agreement or arrangement purporting to be the basis of such a sale is void and of no legal effect. |
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(2) A person who – | (2) A person who – | ||
| − | a) enters in to any arrangement for the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa; | + | |
| − | b) offers any money or valuable consideration to the parent or guardian of a child in Samoa in order to purchase the child, or to obtain or assume any parental status or authority over the child; | + | *(a) enters in to any arrangement for the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa; |
| − | c) facilitates the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa in any way – | + | |
| − | commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years, or both. | + | *(b) offers any money or valuable consideration to the parent or guardian of a child in Samoa in order to purchase the child, or to obtain or assume any parental status or authority over the child; |
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| + | *(c) facilitates the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa in any way – | ||
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| + | *commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years, or both.” | ||
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|Foundational values= | |Foundational values= | ||
|Prohibited practices= | |Prohibited practices= | ||
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|Accountability and governance= | |Accountability and governance= | ||
|History= | |History= | ||
| − | |External links=(See http://www.mwcsd.gov.ws/images/stories/PUBLICATIONS%20WEBSITE/2014/CHILD%20CARE%20AND%20PROTECTION%20Bill%204%20150413%20%282%29%20-%20Copy1.pdf | + | |External links=(See: http://www.mwcsd.gov.ws/images/stories/PUBLICATIONS%20WEBSITE/2014/CHILD%20CARE%20AND%20PROTECTION%20Bill%204%20150413%20%282%29%20-%20Copy1.pdf.) |
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