Prison Act 1995 s 59

s 59 General penalty

A person who is guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made under the Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. *NOTE—Previously “two thousand ringgit” and “imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months–see section 18 of the Prison (Amendment) Act 2008 [Act A1332].

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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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