Malaysia legislation

Section 92

of NATIONAL FORESTRY ACT 1984

Section 92

Power to stop and search conveyances

(2)

The person in control or in charge of the conveyance shall, if required to do so by the forest officer or police officer—

(a)

stop the conveyance and allow the forest officer or police officer to examine it; and

(b)

open all parts of the conveyance for examination and take all measures necessary to enable or facilitate the carrying out of such examination as the forest officer or police officer considers necessary to make.

(3)

Any person who fails or refuses to comply with any requirement of the forest officer or police officer under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding *fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding **five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

*NOTE—Previously “one thousand ringgit” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].

**NOTE—Previously “six months”–see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].

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