Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“enforcement agency” includes a body or agency that is responsible for the enforcement of laws relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of any offence;
“Register” means the Register of Participants maintained under section 11;
“Director General” means the Director General of Witness
Protection appointed under subsection 4(1);
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“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for Witness Protection Programme;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Witness Protection appointed under subsection 11(1);
“participant’ means a witness who has been included in the
Programme;
“public authority” means the public authority as defined in
Clause (2) of Article 160 of the Federal Constitution;
“Programme” means the Witness Protection Programme established under this Act;
“criminal proceeding” includes any criminal trial or inquiry before a court or tribunal having criminal jurisdiction, an inquest or inquiry into death and a police investigation under the Criminal
Procedure Code [Act 593], and any investigation by any other authority under any written law;
“witness” means—
(a)
a person who has given or who has agreed to give evidence on behalf of the Government in a criminal proceeding;
(b)
a person who has given or who has agreed to give evidence, otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (a), in relation to the commission or possible commission of an offence;
(c)
a person who has provided any information, a statement or assistance to a public officer or an officer of a public authority in relation to an offence;
(d)
a person who, for any other reason, may require protection or assistance under the Programme; or
(e)
a person who, because of his relationship to or association with any of the persons referred to in paragraphs (a)
to (d), may require protection or assistance under the
Programme.
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