Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part III · Officers
10. Appointment of officers
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Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Prison appointed under subsection 10(2); *NOTE—All references to the Director General of Prison and Deputy Director General of Prison in any written law or in any instrument, deed, title, document, bond, agreement and working arrangement subsisting immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Prison Act (Amendment) 2008, shall, on the date of the coming into operation…
General of Prison for Malaysia.
prison
“prison” means any house, building, enclosure or place, or any part thereof, declared to be a prison under section 3 and shall include the grounds and buildings within the prison enclosure and also the airing grounds or other grounds or buildings belonging or attached thereto and used by prisoners;
There shall be appointed such number of
Deputy
Commissioners General of Prison, Commissioners of Prison, Deputy
Commissioners of Prison, Senior Assistant Commissioners of Prison and Assistant Commissioners of Prison, from amongst prison officers, and such number of prison officers as may be necessary for the carrying out of the provisions of this Act.
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The ranks of Senior Prison Officers and Junior Prison Officers are as set out in the First Schedule.