Prison Act 1995 s 56

s 56 Delivery of uniform, etc., on leaving

(1) A person, upon ceasing to be a prison officer, shall immediately deliver up to the Officer in Charge of the prison in which he is serving at the time of ceasing to be a prison officer, every article of uniform and clothing and all weapons, accoutrements, and other effect of every kind belonging to the Government. (2) A prison officer who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction— (a) to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both; and (b) in addition, shall be liable to pay the value of any article not delivered up, which value shall be recoverable as if it were a fine.

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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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