Malaysia legislation
Section 52
Section 52
(a)
making any enquiry, inspection, measurement or survey or taking the levels of such land or building;
(b)
setting out boundaries and intended lines of works;
(c)
marking such levels, boundaries and lines by placing marks and cutting trenches;
(d)
examining works under construction and ascertaining the course of sewers and drains;
(e)
digging or boring into the sub-soil;
(f)
ascertaining whether any development has been commenced, undertaken or carried out in contravention of any provision of this Act or rules made thereunder; and
(g)
doing any other acts necessary for the efficient administration of this Act.
(2)
No such entry shall be made—
(i)
in the case of any building used solely as a dwelling house or upon any enclosed part or garden attached to such a building, unless prior consent of the occupier has been obtained or at least twenty-four hours notice in writing of the intention to enter has been given to such occupier; and
(ii)
without due regard, so far as may be compatible with the exigencies of the purpose for which the entry is made, to the social and religious usages of the occupants of the land or building.
(3)
Any person who wilfully obstructs the entry of any of the persons empowered or authorized under subsection (1) to enter into or upon any land or building or assaults any such person after such
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entry is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.
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