Act · As enacted
Disaffected and Dangerous Persons Act
Removing and confining disaffected or dangerous personsOfficial textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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This Act may be cited as the Disaffected and Dangerous Persons Act.
Whenever it is made to appear to the Minister* on the written information of the Commissioner of Police that there is reasonable cause for believing that it is necessary for the peace or good order of Brunei
Darussalam that a warrant should be issued under subsection (2) in respect of any person —
he may issue a warrant substantially in the form in the
Schedule hereto; and
he shall cause such person to be brought before him and shall examine such person and record in writing any statement that such person makes.
After examining any person, and recording any statement he may wish to make, as provided for by subsection (1), and on making such enquiries as he may deem necessary, it shall be lawful for the Minister* with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council, by warrant under his hand —
to order, upon such conditions and for such term as he may deem fit, the removal to any locality which may be specified in the warrant; and
to prohibit the movement beyond the limits of such locality, of such person if he believes him to be disaffected or otherwise dangerous to the peace or good order of Brunei Darussalam,
* Transferred from the Mentri Besar** to the Minister with effect from 31st December 1983 — [S 32/1983]
** Transferred from the Resident to the Mentri Besar with effect from 29th September 1959 — [S 99/1959]
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and upon the issue and by virtue of such warrant, such person may be arrested and removed in custody to the locality specified therein.
Any person in respect of whom a warrant has been issued under subsection (2) who —
goes beyond the limits specified in such warrant without permission of an officer duly authorised by the Minister* in that behalf;
or
fails to conform with the conditions in which such warrant was issued or such permission is granted, may be arrested without warrant by any police officer and is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $8,000 and imprisonment for 12
months.
The Minister* may require any person in respect of whom a warrant has been issued under section 2(2) to deposit in such place as the Minister*
may direct such pledge of cash or of such movable property as may be specified by the Minister* as a guarantee that —
he will remain within the limits specified by the warrant for the term specified by the warrant;
he will conform with the conditions on which the warrant is issued; and
if permission is granted to leave such limits by an officer duly authorised by the Minister* in that behalf, he will conform with the conditions on which such permission is granted, and if the guarantee is in any manner broken, the pledge shall be forfeited to the Government:
Provided that the Minister* may at his discretion reduce the amount of the pledge or may return the whole or part of the pledge to the depositor thereof.
* Transferred from the Mentri Besar** to the Minister with effect from 31st December 1983 — [S 32/1983]
** Transferred from the Resident to the Mentri Besar with effect from 29th September 1959 — [S 99/1959]
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Any person aggrieved by an order made by the Minister* under this section may appeal to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in
Council whose decision shall be final:
Provided that His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council may refuse to entertain any such appeal until any pledge which has been required by the Minister* has been duly deposited.
* Transferred from the Mentri Besar** to the Minister with effect from 31st December 1983 — [S 32/1983]
** Transferred from the Resident to the Mentri Besar with effect from 29th September 1959 — [S 99/1959]
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