Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Section 13 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
by substituting for the shoulder note the following shoulder note:
“Duties of the Commissioner General, State Prison
Director and Officer in Charge”;
Prison (Amendment)
(b)
in paragraph (1)(c)—
(i)
by deleting the word “and” at the end of subparagraph
(i)
;
(ii)
by substituting for the full stop at the end of subparagraph (ii) the words “; and”; and
(iii)
by inserting after subparagraph (ii) the following subparagraph:
“(iii) the transferred prisoners as provided in
Part IVb.”; and
(c)
by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1a) Subject to the orders of the Commissioner
General, the State Prison Director shall in respect of the State under his charge—
(a)
supervise and control Officer in Charge, prison officer training centre, parole and community service; and
(b)
be responsible to the Commissioner General for—
(i)
the due observance by prison officers and prisoners of this Act and of all other written laws relating to prison, prison officer training centre, parole and community service;
(ii)
the supervision of any matters relating to the Board of Visiting Justices;
(iii)
the management of matters relating to pardon of prisoners; and
(iv)
the transfer of prisoners as provided in
Part IVb.”.
New Part IVb