A review on the Destitute Persons Act 1977 on beggars / Lily Umyra Norani ... [et al.]
In Malaysia, beggars are governed by the Destitute Persons Act 1977. Nonetheless as the researchers further researched, there are other provisions governing the beggars but however the effectiveness of the provisions is not yet proven. The research conducted has detected several loopholes and weakne...
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| author | Norani, Lily Umyra Zambri, Nur Syazana Abd Halim, Siti Atikah Nasron, Nur Amirah |
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| description | In Malaysia, beggars are governed by the Destitute Persons Act 1977. Nonetheless as the researchers further researched, there are other provisions governing the beggars but however the effectiveness of the provisions is not yet proven. The research conducted has detected several loopholes and weaknesses where the provisions are insufficient in combating the beggars. The research also has taken into account the view from the law enforcers that deal with these beggars on the practicality of the law. The research also has look into other countries such as Singapore, India and Philippines, regarding their law on beggars. The research has come out with a result that these countries have better enforcement and regulation in governing the beggars. It is the intention of the researchers to review the Destitute Persons Act 1977 by suggesting method or ways from other countries, which may help in preventing the problefm of begging. The research has suggested some ways in curbing and also preventing the problem from arisen. Along with that the researchers have suggested an amendment should be made to the Destitute Persons Act 1977. |
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| spelling | uitm.eprints-83122020-02-13T09:12:41Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28312/ A review on the Destitute Persons Act 1977 on beggars / Lily Umyra Norani ... [et al.] Norani, Lily Umyra Zambri, Nur Syazana Abd Halim, Siti Atikah Nasron, Nur Amirah Legal aid. Legal assistance to the poor Malaysia In Malaysia, beggars are governed by the Destitute Persons Act 1977. Nonetheless as the researchers further researched, there are other provisions governing the beggars but however the effectiveness of the provisions is not yet proven. The research conducted has detected several loopholes and weaknesses where the provisions are insufficient in combating the beggars. The research also has taken into account the view from the law enforcers that deal with these beggars on the practicality of the law. The research also has look into other countries such as Singapore, India and Philippines, regarding their law on beggars. The research has come out with a result that these countries have better enforcement and regulation in governing the beggars. It is the intention of the researchers to review the Destitute Persons Act 1977 by suggesting method or ways from other countries, which may help in preventing the problefm of begging. The research has suggested some ways in curbing and also preventing the problem from arisen. Along with that the researchers have suggested an amendment should be made to the Destitute Persons Act 1977. Faculty of Law 2013 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28312/1/28312.pdf A review on the Destitute Persons Act 1977 on beggars / Lily Umyra Norani ... [et al.]. (2013) [Student Project] (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | Legal aid. Legal assistance to the poor Malaysia Norani, Lily Umyra Zambri, Nur Syazana Abd Halim, Siti Atikah Nasron, Nur Amirah A review on the Destitute Persons Act 1977 on beggars / Lily Umyra Norani ... [et al.] |
| title | A review on the Destitute Persons Act 1977 on beggars / Lily Umyra Norani ... [et al.] |
| title_full | A review on the Destitute Persons Act 1977 on beggars / Lily Umyra Norani ... [et al.] |
| title_fullStr | A review on the Destitute Persons Act 1977 on beggars / Lily Umyra Norani ... [et al.] |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review on the Destitute Persons Act 1977 on beggars / Lily Umyra Norani ... [et al.] |
| title_short | A review on the Destitute Persons Act 1977 on beggars / Lily Umyra Norani ... [et al.] |
| title_sort | review on the destitute persons act 1977 on beggars lily umyra norani et al |
| topic | Legal aid. Legal assistance to the poor Malaysia |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28312/1/28312.pdf |
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