Malaysia legislation
Section 17
Section 17
(2)
Any police officer not below the rank of Inspector may—
(a)
visit any place referred to in subsection 6(2) for the purpose of taking finger impressions and photographs of any person detained therein and of obtaining such other particulars concerning any such person as may be prescribed or as may be necessary for effecting the registration of that person under subsection (1);
(b)
by notice in writing direct the attendance before him, at a time and place specified in the notice, of any restricted person for the purpose of taking finger impressions and photographs of that person and of obtaining such other particulars concerning any such person as may be prescribed or as may be necessary for effecting the registration of that person under subsection (1).
(3)
Any person who, being required by a police officer not below the rank of Inspector to furnish the particulars referred to in paragraph (2)(a) or (b), refuses to furnish any such particulars or furnishes any particulars which he knows or has reason to believe to be false, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both.
(4)
If any person fails to attend as directed under paragraph (2)(b), the police officer who issued the notice may cause him to be arrested without warrant by any police officer and brought before him for the purposes mentioned in that subsection.
Removal of name from register