Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
42. Removal vessel
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Where it is necessary for the purposes of this Part to remove any prisoner out of Malaysia by sea or by air, he shall be removed in a vessel or aircraft to be appointed for the purpose by the
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;
Commissioner General.
Commissioner General
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“Commissioner General” means the Commissioner General of Prison appointed under subsection 10(1);
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The time occupied in effecting any removal shall be reckoned as part of the term of imprisonment.