Section 5
Conditions for transfer
of International Transfer of Prisoners Act
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), no prisoner shall be transferred under this Act unless —
(a)
he is a citizen of, is ordinarily resident in, or has close ties with, Brunei Darussalam or the designated country to or from which he is to be transferred;
(b)
the judgment imposing the sentence which he is serving is a final judgment;
(c)
at the time of receipt of the request for transfer, he still has not less than 6 months of the sentence to serve or the sentence is indeterminate;
(d)
he consents to the transfer or, where he is incapable of acting for himself by reason of his physical or mental condition or his youth, a person who is his lawful guardian or representative consents on his behalf;
(e)
both Brunei Darussalam and the designated country agree to the transfer.
(2)
In exceptional cases, a transfer may be agreed to where the term to be served by the prisoner is less than 6 months.