Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 121
s 121 Provisions as to execution of sentences of imprisonment
With regard to sentences of imprisonment, the following provisions shall be followed:
(a) where the accused is sentenced to imprisonment, the Court passing the sentence shall forthwith forward a warrant to the prison in which he is to be confined and, unless the accused is already confined in such prison, shall forward him in the custody of the police or Religious Enforcement Officer to such prison with the warrant;
(b) every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of the prison or other place in which the prisoner is or is to be confined;
(c) when the prisoner is to be confined in a prison, the warrant shall be lodged with the officer in charge of the prison;
(d) every sentence of imprisonment shall take effect from the date on which the same was passed unless the Court passing such sentence otherwise directs.
Malay text (authoritative)
Peruntukan tentang pelaksanaan hukuman pemenjaraan
Berkenaan dengan hukuman pemenjaraan, peruntukan yang berikut hendaklah diikuti:
(a) jika tertuduh dijatuhi hukuman pemenjaraan, Mahkamah yang menjatuhkan hukuman itu hendaklah dengan segera menghantar suatu waran kepada penjara di mana dia akan dikurung dan, melainkan jika tertuduh telah sedia dikurung di penjara itu, hendaklah menghantarnya dalam jagaan polis atau Pegawai Penguat Kuasa Agama ke penjara itu berserta dengan waran itu;
(b) tiap-tiap waran bagi pelaksanaan sesuatu hukuman pemenjaraan hendaklah diarahkan kepada pegawai yang menjaga penjara itu atau tempat lain di mana banduan itu sedang atau dikehendaki dikurung;
(c) apabila banduan itu dikehendaki dikurung di suatu penjara, waran itu hendaklah diserah simpan dengan pegawai yang menjaga penjara itu;
(d) tiap-tiap hukuman pemenjaraan hendaklah berkuat kuasa mulai dari tarikh hukuman itu dijatuhkan melainkan jika Mahkamah yang menjatuhkan hukuman itu mengarahkan selainnya.
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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).
