Kidnapping Act · s 6

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s 6

(I)

The Public Prosecutor may, where he is satisfied that it is likely that the money for the payment of ransom for the release of any person may be paid out of any bank account, by order direct any bank in Brunei Darussalam not to pay any money out of nor to pay cheques drawn on such bank account for a specified period not exceeding one month.

(2)

Any officer of a bank who complies with an order of the Public Prosecutor under subsection (1) of this section shall be relieved of any liability to any other person in respect of the payment prohibited by such order.

(3)

The manager of any bank which fails to comply with an order of the Public Prosecutor under subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both such fine and imprisonmen t.