Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part VIII · General
63. Prison officers subject to disciplinary regulations
Feedback & supportAll prison officers shall be subject to regulations relating to discipline as may from time to time be made by the Yang di-Pertuan
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;
Agong under Clause (2) of Article 132 of the Federal Constitution.
For the purpose of this section, any regulations which for the time being are in force shall only have force and effect to the extent they are not in conflict with any regulations referred to under subsection (1).
Visiting Justices
*64. (1) The Minister shall, for every two years, appoint for each
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for prisons;
State and Federal Territory a Board to be called the Board of Visiting
Justices of which any senior Magistrate of each State and Federal
Territory shall be an ex officio member.
The Minister may determine payment of allowances for members of the Board of Visiting Justices.