Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any written law, in the security area—
(a) a Magistrate or a coroner may dispense with the holding of a death inquiry or inquest on the dead body of any member of the Security Forces on duty; and
(b) where the Magistrate or coroner responsible for holding a death inquiry or inquest upon the body of any person is satisfied that the person has been killed in the security area as a result of operations undertaken by the Security Forces for the purpose of enforcing any written laws, the Magistrate or coroner, as the case may be, may dispense with the holding of a death inquiry or inquest on the body of the person.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kuasa untuk mengetepikan inkues, dsb.
Walau apa pun apa-apa jua yang berlawanan dalam mana-mana undang-undang bertulis, di dalam kawasan keselamatan—
(a) seseorang Majistret atau koroner boleh mengetepikan pengadaan siasatan kematian atau inkues ke atas mayat mana-mana anggota Pasukan Keselamatan yang bertugas; dan
(b) jika Majistret atau koroner yang bertanggungjawab bagi pengadaan siasatan kematian atau inkues ke atas mayat mana-mana orang berpuas hati bahawa orang itu telah terbunuh di dalam kawasan keselamatan akibat operasi yang dijalankan oleh Pasukan Keselamatan bagi maksud menguatkuasakan mana-mana undang-undang bertulis, Majistret atau koroner itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, boleh mengetepikan pengadaan siasatan kematian atau inkues ke atas mayat orang 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).
