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Extradition Act 1992 s 30

Extradition Act 1992 s 30

s 30 Fugitive criminal ceases to be liable to serve the sentence in Malaysia, time spent in custody in connection with issue of temporary surrender warrant

(1) Where, while the fugitive criminal is in a country pursuant to a warrant issued under paragraph 21(2)(a), he ceases to be liable to serve the sentence or sentences of imprisonment in Malaysia, the Minister shall inform that country that the undertakings referred to in paragraphs 29(2)(a) and (b) are no longer required to be complied with. (2) Any time spent by the fugitive criminal in custody in connection with the warrant issued under paragraph 21(2)(a) (including time spent in custody outside Malaysia) shall be counted as time served towards the sentence or sentences of imprisonment referred to in subsection 29(1).

Malay text (authoritative)

Penjenayah buruan tidak lagi boleh dikehendaki menjalani hukuman di Malaysia, masa yang dihabiskan dalam jagaan berkaitan dengan pengeluaran waran penyerahan sementara

(1) Jika, semasa penjenayah buruan berada di sesuatu negara menurut waran yang dikeluarkan di bawah perenggan 21(2)(a), dia tidak lagi boleh dikehendaki menjalani hukuman atau hukuman pemenjaraan di Malaysia, Menteri hendaklah memberitahu negara itu bahawa aku janji yang disebutkan dalam perenggan 29(2)(a) dan (b) tidak lagi perlu dipatuhi. (2) Apa-apa masa yang dihabiskan oleh penjenayah buruan di dalam jagaan berkaitan dengan waran yang dikeluarkan di bawah perenggan 21(2)(a) (termasuklah masa yang dihabiskan dalam jagaan di luar Malaysia) hendaklah dikira sebagai masa yang dihabiskan bagi menjalani hukuman atau hukuman-hukuman pemenjaraan yang disebutkan dalam subseksyen 29(1).

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Find Act 479 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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