Any registered person who is convicted of any offence committed after the date of the entry of his name in the Register under any written law shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of twice as long as the maximum term for which he would have been liable on conviction for that offence, and also to whipping.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penalti satu kali ganda
Mana-mana orang berdaftar yang disabitkan dengan manamana kesalahan yang dilakukan selepas tarikh namanya dicatatkan dalam Daftar di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis boleh dikenakan pemenjaraan selama tempoh satu kali ganda tempoh maksimum yang boleh dikenakan ke atasnya apabila disabitkan bagi kesalahan itu, dan juga sebatan.
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).