29. Officer in Charge to detain persons committed

Terms defined in s 2

• competent authority

  competent authority

  Defined · s 2

  “competent authority” means any person or authority vested with the power to commit a person to prison under any written law;

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• court

  court

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  “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;

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• Officer in Charge

  Officer in Charge

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  “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…

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