Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
(a)
to give his name and residence;
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(aa) to produce—
(i)
his identity card;
(ii)
in the case of any business premises, any document pertaining to the registration or licensing of such business under any written law; and
(iii)
any other document required by the Director General, a Medical Officer of Health or an inspector for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of the owner or occupier of the premises;
(b)
to supply information relating to the propagation of disease-bearing insects or the occurence of any insect-borne disease or any other information as may be required by the Director
General, a Medical Officer of Health or an inspector; and
(c)
to give any statement in writing, and the owner or occupier or the agent or servant thereof or such person shall comply with such requirement.
(2)
Where a person under subsection (1) refuses to give his name or residence or gives a name or residence which the Director
General, a Medical Officer of Health or an inspector has reason to believe to be false, the Director General, Medical Officer of
Health or inspector may in order to ascertain his name or residence arrest him and within twenty-four hours take him before the nearest
Magistrate unless before that time his true name and residence are ascertained in which case such person shall forthwith be released.
(3)
A person who fails to supply information or supplies information required under subsection (1) which to his knowledge is false shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
General power to direct or take measure to destroy, etc., disease-bearing insects