Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
(2)
Exit permits may be granted by the proper authority and shall be valid for such period and subject to such conditions as the proper authority may specify in such permits. No exit permit shall be granted to a person registered under this Act except on the surrender of the certificate of registration of such person.
(3)
Any person who leaves Malaysia in contravention of subsection
(1)
or of any condition specified in the exit permit shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to both.
(4)
Applications for an exit permit may be made by any person or by his employer and shall be made in the prescribed manner.
(5)
Where an application for an exit permit is made, the proper authority, unless he grants the exit permit, shall, if so requested by the applicant, refer the application to a local advisory board constituted under Part VIII and such board may make such recommendations to the proper authority as it deems fit.
(6)
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may make rules as to the principles to be applied and the circumstances to which regard is or is not to be had, in considering any application for the grant of an exit permit.
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(7)
Where an exit permit has been granted to any person, such person shall, before leaving Malaysia, notify the proper authority, in writing or in person, of his intention to leave Malaysia stating the proposed period of absence.
(8)
A person who has left Malaysia on an exit permit, shall, within seven days of his return to Malaysia, present himself to the proper authority, report his return to such authority and apply for a certificate of registration.
(9)
Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with subsections (7) and (8) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit or to both.
(10)
A person to whom an exit permit has been granted under this section shall not be exempted from complying with any other law relating to departure from or entry into Malaysia.
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