Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
27. Delivery of persons arrested on warrant
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court
“court” means a court established by or under Part IX of the Federal Constitution and shall include— (a) Syariah Courts; (b) Native Courts; and (c) Military Courts;
If the court under subsection (1) is not then sitting, the person shall be delivered to an Officer in Charge for intermediate custody.
Officer in Charge
“Officer in Charge” means a prison officer not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Prison who is in charge of a prison; *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…
The Officer in Charge shall cause the person to be brought before that court at its next sitting in order that the person may be dealt with according to law.