Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part II · Constitution and Administration
7. Appointment of lock-ups at police stations and court houses as places of detention
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Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for prisons;
Gazette, to appoint lock-ups at such police stations and court houses as may be specified in the notification to be places for the confinement of persons, remanded or sentenced to such terms of imprisonment, not exceeding one month, as may be specified in each case.
court
“court” means a court established by or under Part IX of the Federal Constitution and shall include— (a) Syariah Courts; (b) Native Courts; and (c) Military Courts;
In addition, it shall be lawful for the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, to appoint lock-ups at such police stations and court houses as may be specified in the notification to be places for the confinement of persons remanded under the
Prevention of
Crime
Act 1959 [Act 297] and the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 [Act 769].
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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;
A lock-up appointed as a place of confinement under subsection (1)—
shall not be deemed to be a prison for the purposes of this
Act, or of the Registration of Criminals and Undesirable
Persons Act 1969 [Act 7] and regulations made under this
Act shall not apply thereto;
shall be deemed to be a prison for the purposes of
Chapter XXVII of the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593]
or of the Debtors Act 1957 [Act 256].