Malaysia legislation

Section 36

of DIRECT SALES AND ANTI-PYRAMID SCHEME ACT 1993

Section 36

No person shall, in any proceedings before any court in respect of the seizure of any property, document or computerized data seized in the exercise or the purported exercise of any power conferred under this Act, be entitled to the costs of such proceedings or, subject to section 35, to any damages or other relief unless such seizure was made without reasonable or probable cause.

Cost of holding property, etc., seized 36a. Where any property, document or computerized data seized in the exercise of any power under this Act is held in the custody of the Government pending the completion of any proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act or the regulations, the cost of holding it in custody shall, in the event of any person being found guilty of an offence under this Act or the regulations, be a debt due to the Government by such person and shall be recoverable accordingly.

Direct Sales and Anti-Pyramid Scheme 35

Section 36 — AKTA JUALAN LANGSUNG DAN SKIM ANTI-PIRAMID 1993