Malaysia legislation
Section 19
Section 19
(2)
The Commissioner for Labour and any Deputy Commissioner for Labour, Assistant Commissioner for Labour or Labour Officer may exercise any or all of the powers of an Inspector.
(3)
Subject to any regulations made under section 20 of this Ordinance, an Inspector may at any reasonable time and within the local limits for which he is appointed—
(i)
enter any premises or place where persons are believed to be engaged as employees;
(ii)
make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary for ascertaining whether the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulations made under section 20, or of any rules made under section 21 of this Ordinance are being or have been complied with in any such premises or place;
(iii)
examine either alone or in the presence of any other person with respect to any matters under this Ordinance on which he may reasonably require information, every person whom he finds in any such premises or place, or whom he has reasonable cause to believe to be or to have been an employee, and require every such person to be examined;
(iv)
exercise such other powers as may be necessary for carrying this Ordinance into effect.
(4)
Every Inspector appointed under sub-section (1) of this section shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code.
(5)
Any person who obstructs any Inspector or any of the officers mentioned in sub-section (2) of this section in the performance of his duties under this Ordinance shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.