Section 3
Section 3
Where it appears to the Minister, on receiving written information submitted to him by the Inspector-General of Police or a Chief Police Officer, that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the banishment of any person whom the Minister is satisfied is not a citizen or an exempted person is conducive to the good of Malaysia, the Minister may issue a warrant for the arrest and detention of that person.
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(2)
The Minister may by notification in the Gazette, and subject to such conditions and instructions as may be prescribed in the notification, delegate the exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1)—
(a)
in the case of Sabah and Sarawak, to the local federal authority or to any other person in the State as the Minister may deem expedient; and
(b)
in the case of any other State, to the State Secretary of the State.
(3)
A warrant of arrest and detention shall be in Form A of the Schedule.