Amendment of section 3
The Kidnapping Act 1961, which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Part, is amended in subsection 3(1) by substituting for the words “with death or imprisonment for life and shall, if he is not sentenced to death, also be liable to whipping” the words “with imprisonment for a term of not less than thirty years but not exceeding forty years and with whipping”.
Transitional
Upon the coming into operation of this Act, if a person is convicted by any court for the commission of an offence under section 3 of the principal Act, the person, whether at a trial or on an appeal, shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act even though the offence was committed before the date of coming into operation of this Act.
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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).