Malaysia legislation

Section 55

of *PRISON ACT 1995

Section 55

(a)

entry into;

(b)

commitment to;

(c)

continuance in;

(ca) release on parole from; or

(d)

discharge from, a prison.

(2)

A prison officer, Medical Officer, Dental Officer or staff employed by the prison department, receiving or demanding from or on behalf of a prisoner—

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(a)

any money or other consideration;

(b)

the promising of money or other consideration;

(c)

the undertaking of any service in consideration of receiving or the promising of money or other consideration, for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine of ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

Delivery of uniform, etc., on leaving