Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part VI · Offences
56. Delivery of uniform, etc., on leaving
Feedback & supportA person, upon ceasing to be a prison officer, shall immediately deliver up to the Officer in Charge of the prison in which he is serving at the time of ceasing to be a prison officer, every article of uniform and clothing and all weapons, accoutrements, and other effect of every kind belonging to the Government.
prison officer
“prison officer” means a uniformed staff of the prison department from and including the rank of Commissioner General of Prison down to and including a Warder;
A prison officer who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction—
to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both; and
in addition, shall be liable to pay the value of any article not delivered up, which value shall be recoverable as if it were a fine.