Section 25

The Commissioner of Police shall, on receipt of any such certificate and direction issued by the Collector, take, or cause to be taken by any police officer, such measures as may be necessary to prevent the person named in such direction from leaving Sarawak until payment of the tax or penalty or both, as the case may be, has or have been made or secured as aforesaid, including the use of such force as may be necessary, and the seizure, removal or retention of any passport, certificate of identity or other travel document relating to such person and of any exit permit or other document authorizing such person to leave Sarawak.

Act. 344.

At the time of issue of his certificate, the Collector shall issue to such person a notification thereof by personal service, or registered post; but the non-receipt of any such notification by such person shall not invalidate proceedings under this section.

Production of a certificate signed by the Collector, stating that the tax or penalty or both, as the case may be, has or have been paid, or that security has been furnished therefor, or payment of the tax or penalty or both, as the case may be, to the police officer in charge of the police station, shall be sufficient authority for allowing such person to leave Sarawak.

Any person who, knowing that a direction has been issued under this section for the prevention of his departure from Sarawak, leaves or attempts to leave Sarawak without paying all tax for which he is then liable and any penalty which may have become due, or furnishing security to the satisfaction of the Collector for payment thereof shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, imprisonment for six months and a fine of one thousand ringgit, and may be arrested, without warrant, by any police officer.

No civil or criminal proceedings shall be instituted or maintained against the Government of the Federation or of Sarawak, the Commissioner of Police or any other police officer in respect of anything lawfully done under the authority of this section.

Act. 344.

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Provision for service of notifications and other communications by Collector