Malaysia legislation
Section 113
Section 113
(a)
permit his person, goods and baggage to be searched by such officer or otherwise examined by any other means; or
(b)
accompany such proper officer of customs together with his goods and baggage to a customs office or police station and there permit his person, goods and baggage to be searched by the proper officer of customs.
(2)
If the person referred to in subsection (1) requests that his person be searched in the presence of a senior officer of customs, he shall not be searched except in the presence of and under the supervision of such officer, but such person may be detained until the arrival of such officer, or taken to any customs office or police station where such officer may be found.
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(3)
If the person referred to in subsection (1) requests the goods and baggage to be searched in his presence and so present himself within a reasonable time, the goods and baggage shall not be searched except in his presence.
(4)
No person shall be searched except by another person of the same gender, and such search shall be conducted with strict regard to decency.
Seizure of goods the subject of an offence