Offenders Compulsory Attendance Act 1954

Akta Kehadiran Wajib Pesalah-Pesalah 1954

Provides for the performance, in certain circumstances, of compulsory work by offenders convicted of certain offences and liable to be sentenced to imprisonment or by persons liable to be committed to prison for failure to pay a fine or debt, in lieu of being so sentenced or committed;.

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Number	Act 461
Type	Federal Act
Applies to	Federal
Subject	Criminal law & security
Year	1954
Official “last updated”	30 September 2022
Published by	Attorney General's Chambers — Laws of Malaysia portal (lom.agc.gov.my)

Long title

An Act to provide for the performance, in certain circumstances, of compulsory work by offenders convicted of certain offences and liable to be sentenced to imprisonment or by persons liable to be committed to prison for failure to pay a fine or debt, in lieu of being so sentenced or committed; and for purposes connected therewith.

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26 October 2026	English	30 September 2022	14	`5836c4ded331`	PDF 0.3 MB

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