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Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 14

Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 14

s 14 No unnecessary restraint and mode of searching a person

(1) The person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his escape. (2) Whenever it is necessary to cause a person to be searched, the search shall be made by a person of the same sex as the person being searched with strict regard to decency.

Malay text (authoritative)

Tidak boleh dikenakan sekatan yang tidak perlu dan cara memeriksa seseorang

(1) Orang yang ditangkap tidaklah boleh dikenakan sekatan lebih daripada yang perlu bagi mencegahnya melarikan diri. (2) Bilamana perlu untuk menyebabkan seseorang itu diperiksa, pemeriksaan itu hendaklah dibuat oleh seorang yang sama jantinanya dengan orang yang diperiksa itu dengan memberikan perhatian tegas tentang kesopanan.

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Find Act 560 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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