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International Transfer of Prisoners Act 2012 Part VI — ENFORCEMENT OF PUNISHMENT

s 16–s 17 · 2 sections

Enforcement of punishment

s 16

The enforcement of the sentence of imprisonment or order of confinement in a prison imposed upon any prisoner who is transferred to Malaysia shall be governed by the laws of Malaysia.

Period spent in custody in connection with the sentence of imprisonment or order of confinement in a prison

s 17

Any period of the sentence of imprisonment or order of confinement in a prison served or deemed to have been served in the prescribed foreign State by the prisoner shall be reckoned as period served by the prisoner in Malaysia.

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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