Malaysia legislation
Section 45
Section 45
(1)
Whenever in or by virtue of any State law more than one penalty is prescribed for an offence, the use of the word “and” shall signify that the penalties may be inflicted alternatively or cumulatively.
(2)
Whenever the words “with or without” are used in any State law connecting different types of punishment for an offence, the type or types of punishment immediately
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following such words shall be construed as being a type or types of punishment which the court may impose in addition to but not in substitution for the type of punishment immediately preceding those words.
Prescribed penalties deemed to be maxima.