Malaysia legislation
Section 51
Section 51
Search of trains, vessels, aircraft and vehicles
(a)
any train, vessel or aircraft in any port or place in Malaysia is suspected of having on board any article the importation or exportation of which is absolutely prohibited by a notification under section 21 and which is not exempted by this Act or by any special permit thereunder, or any such article is suspected to be in or on any vehicle in any such place; or
(b)
any train, vessel or aircraft about to leave any port or place in
Malaysia bound for any particular country, territory or place is suspected of having on board any article the exportation of which to that country, territory or place is so prohibited and which is not exempted as aforesaid, or any such article is suspected to be in or on any vehicle about to leave any such place, the Officer in Charge of the Police District in which the said port or place is situate may issue a search warrant directed to any boarding
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officer or boarding officers or any police officer not below the rank of sergeant in such warrant named or referred to.
(2)
In the execution of such warrant any person to whom such warrant is directed may with or without assistance—
(a)
detain and board any train, vessel or aircraft in such warrant named or described;
(b)
forcibly enter every part of such train, vessel or aircraft; and
(c)
arrest any person reasonably suspected of being guilty of an offence against this Act.
(3)
If upon any search made under this section—
(a)
any article the importation or exportation of which is absolutely prohibited by any notification under section 21
and which is not exempted by this Act or by any special permit thereunder is found on board any train, vessel or aircraft or in or on any vehicle; or
(b)
any article the exportation of which to any particular country, territory or place is so prohibited and which is not exempted as aforesaid is found on board any train, vessel or aircraft or in or on any vehicle about to leave any port or place for that country, territory or place, it shall be presumed, unless and until the contrary is proved, that the article was attempted to be imported or exported, as the case may be, contrary to this Act, and the train, vessel, aircraft or vehicle may be detained for the purpose of removing any such article, and the same may be removed therefrom.
Power to stop and search for arms, etc., in the street