Malaysia legislation
Section 6
Section 6
Regulations
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), the regulations may provide for—
(a)
the manner in which and the places at which application for registration of persons shall be made;
(b)
the establishment of a central registry;
(c)
the information and documents to be furnished for the purposes of registration;
(d)
the taking and recording of photographs and finger and thumb prints of persons required to be registered;
(e)
the issue and form of identity cards and the particulars to be entered thereon;
(f)
the inspection of identity cards by persons in charge of hotels and lodging houses and other classes or descriptions of persons;
(g)
the issue of replacement of identity cards;
(h)
requiring persons who have obtained identity cards (or replacements thereof) before attaining the age of eighteen years to re-register within a period of thirty-six months after the lapse of six years from the date of issue of the card;
(i)
requiring persons who have obtained identity cards or replacements thereof to re-register within a period not exceeding ten years from the date of their last preceding registration;
(j)
the maximum charges that may be made for, and the conditions which may be imposed on the taking by any person of photographs;
(k)
the temporary surrender of identity cards;
(l)
the custody and production of identity cards;
(m)
the times and places for the attendance before a registration officer of applicants and holders of identity cards;
(n)
the publication of information derived from the register;
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(o)
the making of corrections to and alterations in the register and identity cards;
(p)
the preparation, custody and inspection of indices of and the issue of extracts from the register;
(q)
the fees to be imposed, and the conditions under which the collection thereof may be waived;
(r)
the presumptions relating to proof of documents kept under this Act and issued under the hand of a registration officer other than a registration agent;
(s)
the conferring and exercise of powers of arrest and search;
(t)
the absolute or conditional exemption of any person or category of persons from this Act;
(u)
the imposition of penalties for any contravention of any regulations and *such penalty shall not exceed a fine of fifty thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term of five years or both; and
(v)
the surrender and replacement of identity cards issued under any repealed written law relating to registration of persons within such periods and within such areas as may from time to time be provided in the regulations.