LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Abduction and Criminal Intimidation

of Witnesses

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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Act 191

ABDUCTION AND CRIMINAL

INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES

ACT 1947

Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006

PUBLISHED BY

THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA

UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968

IN COLLABORATION WITH

PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD

2006

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ABDUCTION AND CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION

OF WITNESSES ACT 1947

First enacted ... ... ... ... … ... 1947 (Ordinance No. 26of 1947)

Revised ... ... … ... ... ... ... 1977 (Act 191 w.e.f.1 October 1977)

PREVIOUS REPRINT

First Reprint ... ... ... ... ... 2001

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LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 191

ABDUCTION AND CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION

OF WITNESSES ACT 1947

LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 191

ABDUCTION AND CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION

OF WITNESSES ACT 1947

An Act to provide enhanced punishments for the offences of abduction

and criminal intimidation in certain circumstances.

[10 June 1947]

Short title and application

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Abduction and Criminal

Intimidation of Witnesses Act 1947.

(2) This Act shall apply to Peninsular Malaysia only.

Interpretation

2. (1) In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires—

“abduction”, “abetment”, “attempt”, “criminal intimidation”,

“extortion”, “giving false evidence” and “fabricating false evidence”

with their grammatical variations and cognate expressions have

the same meaning as in the Penal Code [Act 574];

“criminal proceeding” includes any criminal trial or inquiry

before a Court or tribunal having criminal jurisdiction, and an

inquest or inquiry into a death, and a police investigation under

the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593].

(2) For the purposes of this Act, the course of justice is impeded

if any person from whom is required any evidence, testimony,

statement or information in or for the purposes of any criminal

proceeding, ceases to be available to give such evidence, testimony,

statement or information, or withholds such evidence, testimony,

statement or information, or gives or fabricates false evidence.

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Abduction with intent to commit extortion

3. Whoever abducts any person—

(a) with the intent that such person shall be held to ransom

or that extortion shall be committed from that person or

any other person; or

(b) knowing it to be likely that such person will be held to

ransom or that extortion will be committed from that

person or any other person,

shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend

to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine.

Abduction impeding the course of justice

4. Whoever abducts any person so that the course of justice is

thereby impeded shall be punished with imprisonment for a term

which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine.

Criminal intimidation to impede the course of justice

5. Whoever commits criminal intimidation—

(a) with intent to impede the course of justice; or

(b) so that the course of justice is thereby impeded,

shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to ten

years and shall also be liable to fine.

Abetments and attempts

6. Notwithstanding anything contained in any written law, whoever

abets or attempts to commit any offence punishable under this Act

shall be liable to be punished with the punishment provided for

that offence.

Abduction and Criminal Intimidation

of Witnesses

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Act 191

ABDUCTION AND CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION

OF WITNESSES ACT 1947

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law Short title In force from

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ABDUCTION AND CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION

OF WITNESSES ACT 1947

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section Amending authority In force from

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PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD,

KUALA LUMPUR

BAGI PIHAK DAN DENGAN PERINTAH KERAJAAN MALAYSIA