Malaysia legislation
Section 52
Section 52
Stay of arrest in certain cases
Where his immediate removal from duty might result in danger to life or goods, a person connected with the direct working of a Port Authority shall not, whether in execution of a warrant or otherwise, be removed under arrest on civil process if he is then actually engaged in the performance of his duties, until⎯
(a)
the head of the department in which that person is employed; or
(b)
the officer in immediate charge of the work in which that person is engaged, has been given an opportunity of providing a substitute for the performance of the duties.
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