Short title and commencement
s 1
(1) This Act may be cited as the Witness Protection Act 2009. (2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Witness Protection Act 2009 Part I — PRELIMINARY
Interpretation
s 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “enforcement agency” includes a body or agency that is responsible for the enforcement of laws relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of any offence; “Register” means the Register of Participants maintained under section 11; “Director General” means the Director General of Witness Protection appointed under subsection 4(1); “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for Witness Protection Programme; “Registrar” means the Registrar of Witness Protection appointed under subsection 11(1); “participant’ means a witness who has been included in the Programme; “public authority” means the public authority as defined in Clause (2) of Article 160 of the Federal Constitution; “Programme” means the Witness Protection Programme established under this Act; “criminal proceeding” includes any criminal trial or inquiry before a court or tribunal having criminal jurisdiction, an inquest or inquiry into death and a police investigation under the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593], and any investigation by any other authority under any written law; “witness” means— (a) a person who has given or who has agreed to give evidence on behalf of the Government in a criminal proceeding; (b) a person who has given or who has agreed to give evidence, otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (a), in relation to the commission or possible commission of an offence; (c) a person who has provided any information, a statement or assistance to a public officer or an officer of a public authority in relation to an offence; (d) a person who, for any other reason, may require protection or assistance under the Programme; or (e) a person who, because of his relationship to or association with any of the persons referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d), may require protection or assistance under the Programme.
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