Malaysia legislation
Section 64
Section 64
(2)
Regulations under section 54 and orders under section 55
(exemptions), may make special provision as regards an East
Malaysian State for the purposes of Parts I to VI as a special law for that State; and no such regulations shall be made or have effect so as to prejudice the powers conferred by this Chapter on the authorities of the State.
(3)
There shall be a Director for each of the East Malaysian
States who, subject to subsection 3(2) and section 4, shall have all such authority to exercise the powers and discretions vested in the
Director General by Parts I to VI, and discharge the duties required to be discharged by him, as may be necessary for the purpose of giving effect to those Parts as a special law for the State.
(4)
In the operation of Parts I to VI as a special law for an East
Malaysian State, those Parts shall have effect subject to the following modifications:
(a)
section 9A (which confers on the Director General a general power to limit entry into Malaysia) and section 46 (which relates to repatriation) shall not apply; and
(b)
references to a Permit or Pass shall mean a Permit or
Pass to enter the East Malaysian State.
(5)
Notwithstanding anything in subsections (1) to (4), the powers and discretions vested in the Director by Parts I to VI, as a special law for an East Malaysian State shall not be exercised by him so as to exclude or remove from the East Malaysian State a person entitled to be in Malaysia outside the East Malaysian State, except with a view to making effective the powers conferred by this
Chapter on the authorities of the State; and no such person shall in the exercise of those powers be required to leave and depart from Malaysia nor, without his consent, be removed from Malaysia.
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General powers of State authority