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Immigration Act 1959/63 s 15

Immigration Act 1959/63 s 15

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s 15 Unlawful entry or presence in Malaysia

(1) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Act prohibiting a person from remaining in Malaysia, a person shall not remain in Malaysia— (a) after the cancellation of any Permit or Certificate under this Part; (b) after the making of a declaration under subsection 14(4); (c) after the expiration of the period of any Pass relating to or issued to him; or (d) after the notification to him, in such manner as may be prescribed, of the cancellation, under any regulations made under this Act, of any Pass relating to or issued to him, unless he is otherwise authorized to remain in Malaysia under this Act. (2) A person shall not remain in Malaysia in contravention of proviso (a) to section 60 or of article 8(2) of the Immigration (Transitional Provisions) Order 1963 [L.N. 226 of 1963]. (3) (Deleted by Act 27 of 1963). (4) Any person who without reasonable cause contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both. *NOTE—For an appeal from a person in Sabah and Sarawak in certain circumstances—see paragraph 6(1)(a), subsections 6(5) and (6), Immigration (Transitional Provisions) Order 1963 [L.N. 226/1963].

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

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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