International Transfer of Prisoners Act 2012 · Updated to 26 Dec 2012 · Part I · Preliminary
4. Order of the Minister
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Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for prisons and prisoners;
Gazette, declare a foreign State to be a prescribed foreign State if there is in force a treaty or other agreement between Malaysia and that foreign State, under which that foreign State has agreed to provide for the transfer of prisoners to and from
prescribed foreign State
“prescribed foreign State” means a foreign State declared by the Minister, by an order made under section 4, as a prescribed foreign State;
Malaysia.
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An order under this section may provide that the provisions of this Act shall apply to the foreign State subject to such restrictions, limitations, exceptions, modifications, adaptations, conditions or qualifications as are specified in the order, and in that event the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly.
An order made under this section shall be conclusive evidence that the treaty or other agreement referred to in the order complies with this Act, and that this Act applies to the prescribed foreign State referred to in the order.
The validity of the order made under this section shall not be questioned in any legal proceedings.
The Minister may by a subsequent order vary or revoke any order previously made under this section.