28 Laws of Malaysia Act 776 Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 40. The Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 [Act 198] shall apply to any action, suit, prosecution or proceedings against the Council, any committee, any member of the Council or committee, the Director of Operations, or any member of the Security Forces or personnel of other Government Entities in respect of any act or thing done or committed by it or him in such capacity. Prosecution 41. No prosecution for an offence under this Act shall be instituted except by, or with the written consent of, the Public Prosecutor. Regulations 42. (1) The Prime Minister may make regulations for the purposes of carrying out or giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Prime Minister may make regulations— (a) to control the movement of persons, vehicles, vessels, aircrafts and conveyance in any security area; (b) to prescribe any prohibited action and activities during the period of the declaration made under section 18; (c) to prescribe the procedures for the taking possession of land, buildings and other movable property, and the procedures for demand for use of resources in any security area; and (d) to prescribe the procedures for the destruction of buildings and other structures in any security area. (3) The regulations made under this Act may provide for any act or omission in contravention of the regulations to be an offence and may provide for penalties of a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or both.