Malaysia legislation

Section 007e

of REGISTRATION OF CRIMINALS AND UNDESIRABLE PERSONS ACT 1969

Section 007e

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(d)

the immigration or police officer responsible for the final removal of the deportee from the Federation or any State thereof and for authenticating the removal;

or

(e)

in relation to a person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a registrable offence any prison officer (within the meaning of any written law in the

Federation relating to prisons) who is responsible for authenticating the imprisonment;

“authenticate” means to perform the functions of an authenticating officer as prescribed by this Act;

“banishee” means any person ordered to be banished from the

Federation under any written law in the Federation relating to banishment;

“deportee” means any person ordered to be removed from the

Federation or any State thereof under any written law in the

Federation relating to immigration;

“expelee” means any person ordered to be expelled from the

Federation under any written law in the Federation relating to banishment;

“finger impression” includes thumb impression, palmar impression and plantar impression;

“fingerprint form” means any form prescribed by the Inspector

General of Police pursuant to section 15 for the purpose of recording or authenticating finger impressions and other registrable particulars;

“recording officer” means—

(a)

a police officer;

(b)

a proper officer of customs or excise (within the meaning of any written law in the Federation relating to customs and excise) whose function is to prevent or prosecute any registrable offence under such law;

(c)

a prison officer (within the meaning of any written law in the Federation relating to prisons) other than a prison officer who is an authenticating officer; or

(d)

an immigration officer whose function is to prevent or prosecute any registrable offence under any written law in the Federation relating to immigration;

Section 007e — REGISTRATION OF CRIMINALS AND UNDESIRABLE PERSONS ACT 1969