Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, Anti-Restricted Activity Financing and Proceeeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 s 65
Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, Anti-Restricted Activity Financing and Proceeeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 s 65
s 65 Effect of death on proceedings
(l) Proceedings under section 64 shall be instituted or continued against the personal representatives of a deceased defendant or, if there are no personal representatives, such beneficiary of the estate of the deceased defendant as may be specified by the court upon the application of the Public Prosecutor.
(2) Where the power conferred by this Act to make an order is to be exercised in relation to a deceased defendant, the order shall be made against the estate of the deceased defendant.
(3) In this section, “deceased defendant” means a person who dies—
(a) after an investigation into a serious offence has been commenced against him; and
(b) before proceedings in respect of the offence have been instituted, or if such proceedings have been instituted, before he is convicted of the offence.
(4) In this section, a reference to property or interest in property shall include a reference to income accruing from such property or interest.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kesan kematian ke atas prosiding
(1) Prosiding di bawah seksyen 64 hendaklah dimulakan atau diteruskan terhadap wakil diri defendan yang sudah mati atau, jika tiada terdapat wakil diri, mana-mana benefisiari harta pusaka simati yang ditetapkan oleh mahkamah atas permohonan Pendakwa Raya.
(2) Jika kuasa yang diberikan oleh Akta ini untuk membuat suatu perintah akan dijalankan berhubung dengan seseorang defendan yang sudah mati, perintah itu hendaklah dibuat terhadap pusaka defendan yang sudah mati itu.
(3) Dalam seksyen ini, “defendan yang sudah mati” ertinya seseorang yang mati—
(a) selepas suatu penyiasatan tentang sesuatu kesalahan berat telah dimulakan terhadapnya; dan
(b) sebelum prosiding berkenaan dengan kesalahan itu telah dimulakan, atau jika prosiding itu telah dimulakan sebelum dia disabitkan atas kesalahan itu.
(4) Dalam seksyen ini, sesuatu sebutan tentang harta atau kepentingan mengenai harta hendaklah termasuk sebutan tentang pendapatan yang terakru daripada harta atau kepentingan itu.
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).
