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Section 46S

Remission of sentence for transferred prisoners

of Prison Act 1995

ActIn forceProvision 66 of 103
Section 46S
(1)

In relation to a transferred prisoner to Malaysia from the prescribed foreign State—

(a)

if the transferred prisoner did not receive any remission of sentence at the prescribed foreign State, the transferred

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prisoner shall be entitled for remission calculated on the balance of his sentence to be served in Malaysia; or

(b)

if the transferred prisoner had received remission of sentence at the prescribed foreign State, the transferred prisoner shall not be entitled to receive any remission on the balance of his sentence to be served in Malaysia.

(2)

Subject to subsection (1), section 44 of this Act and any regulations made under this Act relating to remission shall be applicable to transferred prisoners from the prescribed foreign State to Malaysia.