(1) Where a fugitive criminal has been returned to a country and the country concerned intends to try him for an extradition offence committed prior to his return other than that for which he was extradited, or to extradite him to another country for trial or punishment for any other offence, it shall make a request for the consent of the Minister through its diplomatic representative and such request shall be accompanied by all relevant information and documents in respect thereof.
(2) The Minister may call for any additional information or documents as he may require in order that he may be satisfied that the request for his consent under subsection (1) is consistent with the provisions of this Act.
(3) The Minister shall not give his consent under subsection (1) if he has reasonable grounds for believing that the offence to which the request for consent relates could have been charged prior to the return of such fugitive criminal if due diligence had been exercised.
Malay text (authoritative)
Bila keizinan Menteri perlu
(1) Jika seseorang penjenayah buruan telah dipulangkan ke sesuatu negara dan negara berkenaan berniat untuk membicarakannya atas suatu kesalahan ekstradisi yang dilakukan sebelum pemulangannya selain daripada kesalahan yang kerananya dia telah diekstradisikan, atau untuk mengekstradisikannya ke negara lain bagi perbicaraan atau hukuman atas apa-apa kesalahan lain, maka negara itu hendaklah membuat permintaan melalui wakil diplomatiknya bagi
mendapatkan keizinan Menteri dan permintaan sedemikian hendaklah disertakan dengan segala maklumat dan dokumen yang relevan dengan permintaan itu.
(2) Menteri boleh meminta apa-apa maklumat atau dokumen tambahan sebagaimana yang diperlukannya supaya dia berpuas hati bahawa permintaan bagi mendapatkan keizinannya di bawah subseksyen (1) itu adalah konsisten dengan peruntukan Akta ini.
(3) Menteri tidak boleh memberikan keizinannya di bawah subseksyen (1) jika dia mempunyai alasan yang munasabah untuk mempercayai bahawa kesalahan yang berhubungan dengan permintaan bagi mendapatkan keizinan itu telah boleh dipertuduhkan sebelum pemulangan penjenayah buruan itu jika usaha wajar telah dilakukan.
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).
