Malaysia legislation
Section 4
of REGISTRATION OF CRIMINALS AND UNDESIRABLE PERSONS ACT 1969
Section 4
(1)
The Minister may from time to time by order published in the Gazette—
(a)
deem for the purposes of this Act particulars (forwarded to the Registrar) of persons convicted of any offence
(whether a registrable offence under this Act or otherwise) in or banished, expelled or deported from any country or part of a country outside the Federation to be registrable particulars; or
(b)
declare for the purposes of this Act any particulars
(other than the registrable particulars described in paragraphs (a) to (d) in the definition of “registrable particulars”) to be registrable particulars.
(2)
The order made under paragraph (1)(a) may be general in respect of any particulars or offences or special in respect of any country or part of a country or a particular individual, class of individuals or any offence.
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