Malaysia legislation
Section 18
Section 18
Section 15 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in subsection (1)—
(i)
by substituting for the word “Minister” the word
“Board”; and
(ii)
by inserting after the words “years,” the words
“if the Board is satisfied that it is necessary that control and supervision be exercised over the registered person but that it is not necessary to detain him”;
(b)
in subsection (2)—
(i)
by substituting for the word “Minister” the word
“Board”;
(ii)
by substituting for the full stop at the end of paragraph (g) a semicolon; and
Prevention of Crime (Amendment and Extension)
(iii)
by inserting after paragraph (g) the following paragraphs:
“(h) he shall use only equipment and facilities of communication which are declared to and approved by the
Chief Police Officer of any State concerned;
(i)
except so far as may be otherwise provided by the order, he shall not access the internet;
(j)
he shall keep the peace and be of good behaviour;
(k)
he shall enter into a bond, with or without sureties as the Board may direct and in such amount as may be specified in the order, for his due compliance with the restrictions and conditions imposed on him by the order;
(l)
he shall be attached with an electronic monitoring device.”;
(c)
in subsection (3), by substituting for the word “Minister”
the word “Board”;
(d)
in subsection (4), by substituting for the word “five” the word “ten”; and
(e)
by inserting after subsection (4) the following subsections:
“(5) Any person who conspires with, abets or assists any registered person to breach any conditions under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and not less than two years.
(6)
Sections 173a and 294 of the Criminal Procedure
Code shall not apply in respect of offences under subsections (4) and (5).
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(7)
The punishment imposed under subsection (4)
and any term of imprisonment imposed under any written law shall not be taken into consideration for the purpose of the period of supervision imposed under subsection (1) and the period of supervision shall be continued from the date of completion of the sentence of imprisonment imposed.”.
New section 15a