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← Prevention of Crime Act 1959

Prevention of Crime Act 1959 s 4

Prevention of Crime Act 1959 s 4

s 4 Procedure before Magistrate

(1) Whenever any person is taken before a Magistrate under subsection 3(2) the Magistrate shall— (a) on production of a statement in writing signed by a police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent stating that there are grounds for believing that the name of that person should be entered on the Register, remand the person in police custody for a period of fourteen days; or (b) if no such statement is produced, and there are no other grounds on which the person is lawfully detained, direct his release. (2) Any person remanded under paragraph (1)(a) shall, unless sooner released, on or before the expiry of the period for which he is remanded be taken before a Magistrate, who shall— (a) on production of: (i) a statement in writing signed by the Public Prosecutor or a Deputy Public Prosecutor stating that in his opinion sufficient evidence exists to justify the holding of an inquiry under section 9; and (ii) a statement in writing signed by a police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent stating that it is intended to hold an inquiry into the case of that person under section 9, order the person to be remanded in custody for a period of twenty-eight days; or (b) if no such statements are produced, and there are no other grounds on which the person is lawfully detained, direct his release.

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Find Act 297 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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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