Malaysia legislation

Section 15

of *PREVENTION OF CRIME ACT 1959

Section 15

(2)

Any person placed under the supervision of the police by order made under this section shall also be subject to all or any of the following restrictions and conditions, as the Board may by order direct:

(a)

he shall be required to reside within the limits of any State, district, mukim, town or village specified in the order;

(b)

he shall not be permitted to transfer his residence to any other

State, district, mukim, town or village, as the case may be, without the written authority of the Chief Police Officer of any State concerned;

(c)

except so far as may be otherwise provided by the order, he shall not leave the State, district, mukim, town or village within which he resides without the written authority of the

Chief Police Officer of the State concerned;

(d)

he shall at all times keep the Officer in Charge of the Police

District in which he resides notified of the house or place in which he resides;

(e)

he shall be liable, at such time or times as may be specified in the order, to present himself at the nearest police station;

(f)

he shall remain within doors, or within such area as may be defined in the order, between such hours as may be specified in the order, unless he obtains special permission to the contrary from the Officer in Charge of the Police District;

(g)

except so far as may be otherwise provided by the order, he shall not be permitted to enter any State, district, mukim, town or village specified in the order;

(h)

he shall use only equipment and facilities of communication which are declared to and approved by the Chief Police

Officer of any State concerned;

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(i)

except so far as may be otherwise provided by the order, he shall not access the internet;

(j)

he shall keep the peace and be of good behaviour;

(k)

he shall enter into a bond, with or without sureties as the

Board may direct and in such amount as may be specified in the order, for his due compliance with the restrictions and conditions imposed on him by the order;

(l)

he shall be attached with an electronic monitoring device.

(3)

The Board may, by order in writing, served on the registered person, vary, cancel or add to any restrictions and conditions imposed under this section.

(4)

A registered person who contravenes or fails to comply with any order or restriction or condition imposed on him under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and not less than two years.

(5)

Any person who conspires with, abets or assists any registered person to breach any restriction or condition under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and not less than two years.

(6)

Sections 173A and 294 of the Criminal Procedure Code shall not apply in respect of offences under subsections (4) and (5).

(7)

The punishment imposed under subsection (4) and any term of imprisonment imposed under any written law shall not be taken into consideration for the purpose of the period of supervision imposed under subsection (1) and the period of supervision shall be continued from the date of completion of the sentence of imprisonment imposed.

22 Laws of Malaysia ACT 297

Special procedure relating to electronic monitoring device by order of the Board