Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 203

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s 203Penalty for non-compliance with section 202

If any person subject to the supervision of the Religious Enforcement

Officer or the police who is at large within Brunei Darussalam -

(a)

remains in any place for 48 hours without notifying the place of his residence within such period to the Religious Enforcement

Officer or the officer in charge of the police district;

(b)

fails to comply with the requirements of section 202 on the occasion of any change of residence; or

(c)

fails to comply with the requirements of section 202 as to reporting himself once in each month, he shall in every such case, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Syariah

Court before which he is tried that he did his best to act in conformity with the law, be guilty of an offence under this Code, and may be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.

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