Malaysia legislation

Section 44

of *PRISON ACT 1995

Section 44

(2)

All or any part of the remission for which a prisoner may be entitled may, on commission of an offence under section 50 or an offence relating to parole, be cancelled by the Commissioner General:

Provided that in no case shall any forfeiture exceed the amount of remission earned at the time of commission of the offence.

(3)

The Commissioner General may restore to a prisoner all or any part of a remission which the prisoner has forfeited during his sentence.

(4)

A prisoner who is awarded a remission of part of his sentence shall be discharged upon the expiration of so much of his sentence as shall remain after deducting from it such part.

Discharge of prisoners