Section 27J

A person on whom a notice under subsection (1) is served shall comply with such notice forthwith, failing which he may be arrested and taken before a Magistrate.

Where a person is taken before a Magistrate under subsection (2), the Magistrate shall, unless such person complies with the notice under subsection (1) or satisfies the Magistrate that he does not possess a travel document, by warrant commit him to prison—

For the purpose of subsection (3), a certificate signed by the

Public Prosecutor to the effect that the person has complied with the notice under subsection (1) shall be sufficient warrant for the

Superintendent of Prison to discharge such person.

The Registrar may by notice issued to any immigration officer, request that any person who is the subject of or related to an investigation in respect of an offence under the laws specified in the

First Schedule, be prevented from leaving Malaysia.

The immigration officer, upon being notified of a request made under subsection (5), may require the person who is the subject of or related to an investigation in respect of an offence under the laws

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specified in the First Schedule, to surrender his passport or any other travel document in his possession to the immigration officer.

Subject to any order issued or made under any written law relating to immigration, “immigration officer” means any person appointed under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1959/63 [Act 155].