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Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 55

Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 55

s 55 Power of Court to commit convicted person to an approved rehabilitation centre

Where the Court has convicted any person of an offence under Part II or under section 7, 8, 9 or 31, such Court may, in lieu of or in addition to any punishment specified for such offence, order any such person to be committed to an approved rehabilitation centre to undergo such counselling or rehabilitation for any period not exceeding six months as may be specified in the order; but where any sentence of imprisonment is imposed together with the counselling or rehabilitation the period thereof shall not in the aggregate exceed three years.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kuasa Mahkamah untuk mengkomitkan orang yang disabitkan ke pusat pemulihan diluluskan

Jika Mahkamah telah mensabitkan mana-mana orang atas suatu kesalahan di bawah Bahagian II atau di bawah seksyen 7, 8, 9 atau 31, Mahkamah itu boleh, sebagai ganti hukuman atau sebagai tambahan bagi apa-apa hukuman yang ditentukan bagi kesalahan itu, memerintahkan mana-mana orang sedemikian dikomitkan ke pusat pemulihan diluluskan untuk menjalani apa-apa kaunseling atau pemulihan selama apa-apa tempoh yang tidak melebihi enam bulan sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam perintah itu; tetapi jika apa-apa hukuman pemenjaraan dikenakan sekali dengan kaunseling atau pemulihan, tempohnya tidaklah boleh melebihi agregat tiga tahun. Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 29

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Find Act 559 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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