Section 2
Section 2
Whenever it shall be made to appear to the Minister on the written information of the Commissioner of Police that there is reasonable cause for believing that the banish-ment from Brunei of any person is neces.sary for the safety, peace or welfare of Brunei-
(a)
the Minister shall issue a warrant substan-tially in the form of the First Schedule and shall cause such person to be brought before him;
(b)
the Minister shall thereupon examine such person and record in writing any statement that such person may make;
(c)
the Minister may if he sees fit lay such writ-ten information and record before His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council who may order that such person be banished from Brunei, or may order that such person do before a day to be named in the order execute a bond with sureties for his good behaviour in such amount and for such period as may be fixed in such order.
(d)
if any such person against whom a warrant has been so issued absconds or conceals himself so that such warrant cannot be executed he may be proclaimed and his property be attached by any
Court in the like manner in which the proclama-tion of a person absconding and attachment of his 5.99/59
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B.L.R.O. 1/1984
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Execution of order of banishment
Arrest
Punishment for unlawful return
Banishment property may be effected under the Criminal Proc-edure Code Cap. 7;
(e)
the order of banishment shall be in the form of the Second Schedule and shall not be carried into effect until after 21 days have elapsed from its date;
(f)
the banishment may be for the life of the person banished or for such shorter period as His
Majesty in Council may think fit;
(g)
if any person ordered to give security for his good behaviour under the provisions of paragraph
(c)
does not give such security to the satisfaction of the Minister before the day named in that behalf in the order he shall be banished from Brunei for such period as His Majesty in Council may think fit.