Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
The Offenders Compulsory Attendance Act 1954 [Act 461], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 5—
(a)
by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:
OFFENDERS COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE
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“(1) Subject to subsections (1a) and (1b), where a person who resides within the prescribed distance from a Centre—
(a)
has been convicted of an offence for which he is liable to be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than ten years; or
(b)
is liable to be sentenced to imprisonment for failure to pay a fine or debt, the Court may consider such person to be ordered
Compulsory Attendance Order in lieu of such sentence.”;
(b)
by substituting for subsection (1a) the following subsection:
“(1a) The Court shall only make the Compulsory
Attendance Order under subsection (1) if the Court is of the opinion that—
(a)
such person would have been adequately punished by a sentence of imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years; and
(b)
it is inexpedient to sentence such person to imprisonment having regard to—
(i)
the character of such person;
(ii)
the nature and seriousness of the offence;
(iii)
the circumstances of such person’s failure to pay, as the case may be; or
(iv)
any other circumstances of the case.”;
and
(c)
by inserting after subsection (1a) the following subsections:
Offenders Compulsory Attendance (Amendment)
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“(1b) The Court shall specify in the Compulsory
Attendance Order under subsection (1), requiring such person—
(a)
to attend daily at a Centre; and
(b)
to undertake compulsory work—
(i)
for a period not exceeding twelve months; and
(ii)
for the number of hours each day not exceeding four hours.
(1c)
The Court may, for further ensuring due compliance with such Compulsory Attendance Order, require the offender to execute a bond with or without sureties.”.
Amendment of section 8