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United Nations — Treaty Series
1970

would be required by the law for the time being in force with respect to passports if he were entering from a place outside the Federation.

(2) A person shall be guilty of an offence against the Immigration Ordinance, 1959, if he enters Malaya or a Borneo State contrary to the provisions of sub-section (1), or attempts to do so, or abets any person to do so.

Provision for internal travel documents. 14. (1) The Minister shall make arrangements for the issue to citizens of the Federation, in such circumstances and on such conditions as may be prescribed, of special travel documents for travel within the Federation; and any such document shall be known as an internal travel document, and shall not be deemed to be a passport within the meaning of any law relating to passports.

(2) In the following provisions of the Immigration Ordinance, 1959, that is to say,—
(a) in section 53 (under which the counterfoils of Permits, Passes etc. are receivable in evidence); and
(b) in subsection (1) of section 56, in paragraphs (i) to (l) (under which frauds in connection with Permits, Passes etc. are made offences against the Ordinance);

after the word " Pass ", in each place where it occurs, there shall be inserted the words " internal travel document ".

Continuation of State subsidiary legislation. 15. (1) The repeal by this Act of any law in force immediately before Malaysia Day in the territories comprised in a Borneo State or Singapore shall not affect the operation of any subsidiary legislation then having effect under that law; but, subject to section 16, any such subsidiary legislation shall continue to have the like effect, as nearly as may be, for any corresponding purpose of the Immigration Ordinance, 1959, until it is superseded by any regulations or order made under that Ordinance.

(2) No such subsidiary legislation in force in a Borneo State shall be so superseded in whole or in part without the concurrence of the Chief Minister of the State.

Power to make supplementary and transnational provision. 16. (1) The Minister may by order make provision for all or any of the following matters:

(a) for any necessary adaptation, in the application of the Immigration Ordinance, 1959, to a Borneo State or to Singapore, of references to any law or authority which are not applicable in that State;
(b) for enabling powers conferred by that Ordinance or this Act on authorities outside a Borneo State to be exercised by an authority in the State, until the Minister otherwise directs;
(c) for any savings from the effect of any amendment or repeal made by this Act, and for any modification, in connection with the coming into operation of this Act or the Malaysia Act, of anything done before Malaysia Day under or for
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