Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969

The Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969 (Malay: Akta Pendaftaran Penjenayah dan Orang yang Tidak Diingini 1969), is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia. It was 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.

Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969
Parliament of Malaysia
Long title An Act 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.
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Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Passed by	Dewan Rakyat
Passed	12 February 1969
Passed by	Dewan Negara
Passed	26 February 1969
Royal assent	22 April 1969
Commenced	1 May 1969
Effective	[Throughout Malaysia—2 May 1969]
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill title	Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Bill 1969
Introduced by	Hamzah Abu Samah, Assistant Minister of Home Affairs
First reading	10 January 1969
Second reading	12 February 1969
Third reading	12 February 1969
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill title	Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Bill 1969
Member(s) in charge	Abdul Ghafar Baba, Minister without Portfolio
First reading	24 February 2018
Second reading	26 February 2018
Third reading	26 February 2018
Amended by
Corrigendum [P.U. (B) 180/1969] Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Registrable Offences) (Amendment) Order 1972 [P.U. (A) 216/1972] Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment) Order 1976 [P.U. (A) 249/1976] Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1976 [P.U. (A) 250/1976] Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment) Order 1977 [P.U. (A) 57/1977] Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1977 [P.U. (A) 58/1977] Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment) Order 1983 [P.U. (A) 89/1983] Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment) Order 1984 [P.U. (A) 264/1984] Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment) Order 1985 [P.U. (A) 455/1985] Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment of Schedule) Order 1993 [P.U. (A) 165/1993] Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons (Amendment of Schedule) Order 1998 [P.U. (A) 19/1998]
Related legislation
Registration of Criminals Ordinance (States of Malaya) [18/1948] Fingerprints Ordinance (Sabah) [18/1956] Fingerprints Ordinance (Sarawak) [14/1958]
Status: In force

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

• (1989) 31 Malaya Law Review 20
• [1974] 1 The Malayan Law Journal 113

External links

• Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.