Armed Forces Act 1972 s 141
s 141 Temporary reception in civil custody of persons under arrest
Where in Malaysia a person is in service custody when charged with, or with a view to his being charged with, an offence under Part V, it shall be the duty of the superintendent or other person in charge of a prison (not being a service prison) or of the person having charge of any police station or other place in which prisoners may be lawfully detained, upon delivery to him of a written order purporting to be
signed by the commanding officer of the person in custody, to receive him into his custody for a period not exceeding seven days.
Malay text (authoritative)
Menerima buat sementara orang yang ditangkap dalam jagaan awam
Jika apabila dipertuduh atau dengan tujuan hendak dipertuduh atas sesuatu kesalahan terhadap Bahagian V, seseorang berada dalam jagaan perkhidmatan di Malaysia, maka apabila diserahkan suatu perintah bertulis yang berupa sebagai ditandatangani oleh pegawai memerintah bagi orang dalam jagaan itu, menjadi tugas penguasa atau orang lain yang menjaga sesuatu penjara (iaitu bukan suatu penjara perkhidmatan) atau orang yang menjaga mana-mana balai polis atau tempat lain di mana banduan boleh ditahan dengan sah untuk menerima orang itu ke dalam jagaannya selama tempoh tidak melebihi tujuh hari.
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Text as at 15 July 2022 (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).
