Difference between revisions of "Samoa"
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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). | 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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| − | + | (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 – |
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| − | + | *(a) enters in to any arrangement for the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa; | |
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| + | *(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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|Prohibited practices= | |Prohibited practices= | ||
Latest revision as of 17:02, 27 July 2015
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