Section 56
Delivery of uniform, etc., on leaving
ActIn forceProvision 78 of 103
Section 56
(1)
A 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.
(2)
A prison officer who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction—
(a)
to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both; and
(b)
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.