Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969

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Citation Act 207 Enacted by Dewan Rakyat Date of Royal Assent 22 April 1969		Territorial extent Throughout Malaysia Enacted by Dewan Negara Date commenced 1 May 1969

The Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969 (Malay: Akta Pendaftaran Penjenayah dan Orang yang Tidak Diingini 1969), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to consolidate and amend the law providing for the registration of certain criminals, banishees, expelees, deportees and restrictees and for other purposes connected with it.

Structure

The Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 16 sections and 3 schedules (including 11 amendments), without separate Part.

Section 1: Short title and application

Section 2: Interpretation

Section 3: Appointment of officers

Section 4: Minister may deem or declare other particulars to be registrable particulars

Section 5: Functions of recording officer

Section 6: Functions of authenticating officer

Section 7: Register of registrable particulars to be kept

Section 8: Refusal to sign fingerprint form an offence

Section 9: Return of fingerprint form on acquittal, etc.

Section 10: Proof of finger impressions and previous convictions

Section 11: Proof of previous convictions outside the Federation

Section 12: Inspector General may exempt certain cases from provision of Act

Section 13: Minister may order destruction of particulars of banishee, etc.

Section 14: Regulations

Section 15: Schedules and forms

Section 16: Repeal and transitional

Schedules

References

Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969 Wikipedia

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