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s 39 Assistance in locating or identifying person
(1) The appropriate authority of a prescribed foreign State may request the Attorney General to assist in locating, or identifying and locating, a person who is believed to be in Malaysia.
(2) On receipt of a request made under subsection (1), the Attorney General may authorize in writing assistance in accordance with this section if he is satisfied thatβ
(a) the request relates to a criminal matter in the prescribed foreign State; and
(b) there are reasonable grounds for believing that the person to whom the request relatesβ
(i) is or might be concerned in, or could give or provide evidence or assistance relevant to, the criminal matter; and
(ii) is in Malaysia.
(3) Where, in relation to a request made under subsection (1), the Attorney General authorizes assistance in accordance with this section, the Attorney General shall forward the request to the appropriate authority in Malaysia.
(4) The appropriate authority referred to in subsection (3) shall, to the best of its ability, locate or identify and locate, as the case may be, the person to whom the request relates, and shall inform the Attorney General of the outcome of the actions taken.
(5) On receipt of such information, the Attorney General shall inform the appropriate authority of the prescribed foreign State.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Pihak berkuasa yang berkenaan sesuatu Negara asing yang ditetapkan boleh meminta Peguam Negara membantu dalam mencari, atau mengenal pasti dan mencari, seseorang yang dipercayai berada di Malaysia.
(2) Apabila suatu permintaan yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (1) diterima, Peguam Negara boleh membenarkan secara bertulis pemberian bantuan mengikut seksyen ini jika dia berpuas hati di Negara asing yang ditetapkan itu; dan bahawa orang yang dengannya permintaan itu berkaitan β
(i) terlibat dengan atau mungkin terlibat dengan, atau dapat memberikan atau membekalkan keterangan atau bantuan yang berkaitan dengan, perkara jenayah itu; dan
(ii) berada di Malaysia.
(3) Jika, berhubung dengan sesuatu permintaan yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (1), Peguam Negara membenarkan pemberian bantuan mengikut seksyen ini, Peguam Negara hendaklah mengemukakan permintaan itu kepada pihak berkuasa yang berkenaan di Malaysia.
(4) Pihak berkuasa yang berkenaan yang disebut dalam subseksyen (3) hendaklah sedaya upayanya mencari atau mengenal pasti dan mencari, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, orang yang dengannya permintaan itu berkaitan dan hendaklah memaklumkan Peguam Negara tentang hasil tindakan yang diambil.
(5) Apabila maklumat sedemikian diterima, Peguam Negara hendaklah memberitahu pihak berkuasa yang berkenaan Negara asing yang ditetapkan itu. Bantuan dalam penyampaian proses
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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).
