Malaysia legislation
Section 68
Section 68
(2)
Save for item 4 in the Second Schedule, all subsidiary legislation, orders, directions and notices made or given and any act lawfully done under or by virtue of the repealed Ordinances shall, in so far as such subsidiary legislation, order, direction or notice is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been made or given under or by virtue of this Act, and shall continue to remain in force and to have effect until amended, repealed, rescinded, revoked or replaced under or by virtue of this Act.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), in respect of a sentence of imprisonment passed or to be passed upon a prisoner on or after the coming into force of this Act, the laws mentioned in the
Third Schedule shall apply.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (1)—
(a)
any officer or person appointed to act or employed under or by virtue of the repealed Ordinances or deemed to be appointed to act or employed under or by virtue of the repealed Ordinances shall continue and be deemed to have been appointed or employed under or by virtue of this Act;
and
(b)
any inquiry or proceeding commenced or pending under the repealed Ordinances immediately before the coming into force of this Act shall be continued or concluded under and in accordance with the repealed Ordinances.
(5)
In this section, “proceeding” means any proceeding whatsoever of a civil or criminal nature and includes an application at any stage of a proceeding.
(6)
On the date of coming into force of this Act, the Prison Officers’
Reward Fund established under the Prisons Ordinance 1952, the Prison
Officers’ Reward Fund established under the Prisons Ordinance 1956
[Sabah Ord. 7 of 1956] and the Prison Officers’ Reward Fund established under the Prisons Ordinance [Sarawak Cap. 24] shall be wound up and all moneys, property, whether movable or immovable and liabilities to which the various funds were entitled or
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subject to shall by virtue of this section become the moneys, property rights and liabilities of the Prison Officers’ Reward Fund established under section 60 by operation of law without any necessity for a notice to be given to any party affected by the transfer.
NOTE—see paragraph 4(1) of the Prison (Amendment) Act 2003 [Act A1189]
which comes into operation on 12 December 2025 [P.U. (B) 443/2003] which provides the following provision:
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