Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
46N. Effect of revocation of Parole Order
Feedback & supportWhere a Parole Order is revoked, unless the prisoner to whom such Parole Order relates is deemed to be unlawfully at large under subsection (3), such prisoner shall be taken into custody by a
prisoner
“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;
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parole officer and shall be delivered to the Officer in Charge of the nearest prison for immediate 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 as soon as may be practicable cause the prisoner in subsection (1) to be removed, transferred or taken to the prison where he was serving his sentence of imprisonment immediately before the issue of the Parole Order to undergo his remaining sentence.
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;
Where the
Parole
Order is revoked pursuant to paragraph 46M(5)(b), and if the parolee is at large, such parolee shall be deemed to be unlawfully at large and shall, on conviction, be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years.
Where a parolee who has been convicted under subsection (3)
is sentenced to imprisonment, such imprisonment shall commence either immediately or at the expiration of the imprisonment to which he has been previously sentenced, as the court awarding the sentence may direct.
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;
Upon revocation of a Parole Order, all or any part of the remission for which a prisoner may be entitled may be cancelled by the Commissioner General.
Commissioner General
“Commissioner General” means the Commissioner General of Prison appointed under subsection 10(1);