Prison Act 1995 s 45

s 45 Discharge of prisoners

(1) An Officer in Charge, or in his absence, the next senior prison officer on duty, shall be responsible for the due discharge of a prisoner immediately upon his becoming entitled to release, whether by— (a) the expiration of his term of sentence; (b) payment of fine; (c) pardon; (d) commutation; or (e) remission of sentence. (2) Subject to the approval of the Commissioner General and at the expense of the Government, a prisoner duly discharged from prison in accordance with this section may be returned to the place where the prisoner ordinarily resides.

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Text as at 1 October 2009 (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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