Malaysia legislation
Section 77
Section 77
Power of Minister to remove person undergoing imprisonment to Henry Gurney School
(a)
has attained the age of eighteen years but has not attained the age of twenty-one years; and
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(b)
is in prison under a sentence of imprisonment, to be removed to a Henry Gurney School.
(2)
If a warrant is made under subsection (1)—
(a)
the unexpired residue of that person’s prison sentence shall be deemed to be cancelled; and
(b)
such warrant shall be an authority for the detention of that person in the Henry Gurney School under this Act until the date when his sentence, less any remission for good conduct earned while serving his sentence in prison, would, but for this section, have expired.
(3)
A warrant under subsection (1) shall not be made unless the age of the person and the unexpired residue of his sentence of imprisonment permit him to be detained in the Henry Gurney
School for not less than two years.
Power of Minister to remove child undergoing imprisonment to approved school or Henry Gurney School