Malaysia legislation
Section 54
Section 54
(a)
directly or indirectly have any pecuniary interest in the purchase of prison supplies;
(b)
receive or have any pecuniary dealings with prisoners or their friends with regard to any discounts, gifts or other consideration from contractors for, or sellers of, prison supplies;
(c)
sell or supply any article to or for the use of a prisoner or a prison;
(d)
receive directly or indirectly—
(i)
any benefit or advantage from the sale or supply of;
or
(ii)
any interest in any contract or agreement for the sale or supply of,
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any article to or for the use of a prisoner or a prison.
(2)
No prison officer, Medical Officer, Dental Officer or staff employed by the prison department shall hold any unauthorized communication with a person for any of the purposes in subsection (1).
(3)
A person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
(4)
In this section references to selling or supplying include respectively references to offering for sale and offering for supply as well as letting on hire and offering to let on hire.
Payment of money forbidden