Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
33. Transfer of prisoners under sentence of death
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prisoner
Defined · s 2
“prisoner” means a person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in a prison and in relation to a convicted prisoner, includes a prisoner released on parole;
Agong, Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri has ordered to be carried out may, by order of the Commissioner General, be transferred to any other prison, there to undergo his sentence.
Commissioner General
Defined · s 2
“Commissioner General” means the Commissioner General of Prison appointed under subsection 10(1);
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