Witness Protection Act 2009 s 15
s 15 Non-disclosure of original identity of participant
(1) Notwithstanding any written law to the contrary, where a participant who has been provided with a new identity under the Programme is required by or under a law to disclose his original identity for a particular purpose, he shall not disclose his original identity for that purpose unless the Director General has given the participant a written order to do so.
(2) Where a participant has not been given an order under subsection (1) to disclose his original identity, it shall be lawful for the participant, in any proceedings or for any purpose, under any law, to claim that his new identity is his only identity.
(3) For the purpose of this section, “participant” includes a person who was provided with a new identity under the Programme and is no longer a participant.
Malay text (authoritative)
Ketidakdedahan identiti asal peserta
(1) Walau apa pun mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang berlawanan, jika seseorang peserta yang telah diberikan suatu identiti baharu di bawah Program dikehendaki oleh atau di bawah suatu undang-undang untuk mendedahkan identiti asalnya bagi suatu maksud tertentu, dia tidak boleh mendedahkan identiti asalnya bagi maksud itu melainkan jika Ketua Pengarah telah memberikan perintah bertulis kepada peserta itu untuk berbuat demikian.
(2) Jika seseorang peserta tidak diberikan suatu perintah di bawah subseksyen (1) untuk mendedahkan identiti asalnya, adalah menjadi sah bagi peserta itu, dalam apa-apa prosiding atau bagi apa-apa maksud, di bawah mana-mana undang-undang, untuk menuntut bahawa identiti baharunya adalah satu-satunya identitinya.
(3) Bagi maksud seksyen ini, “peserta” termasuklah seseorang yang telah diberikan suatu identiti baharu di bawah Program dan bukan lagi peserta.
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Text as at 1 September 2019 (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).
