Section 80: Prohibition against acquiring custody, etc., of child for the purpose of dealing in the child.

(1) No person shall hire, give or acquire the custody, possession, control or guardianship of a child whether or not for pecuniary or other benefit in circumstances that it may reasonably by inferred that the child has been hired, sold or bartered, or that by reason of the hiring, giving or acquiring the child may reasonably be inferred to the placed in any danger, whatsoever.
(2) In any prosecution for the contravention of subsection (1) of this section, where it is proved that the custody, possession, control or guardianship of a child has been given to or acquired by a person other than a person who is a member of the family of the child, it shall be presumed by the Court that the child has been given or acquired in contravention of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) It shall be a defence to this section to prove that the child concerned was given or acquired in accordance with customary law, provided that the customary law is not repugnant to natural justice, morality or humanity or inconsistent with any written law.