Malaysia legislation

Section 37

of *MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS ACT 2002

Section 37

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(2)

An authorized officer may photograph or make a copy of any thing seized under subsection (1).

(3)

Where an authorized officer seizes any thing or takes a photograph or makes a copy of any thing under a warrant, he shall inform the Attorney General and shall, unless the Attorney General

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otherwise directs, immediately send the thing or the photograph or copy of the thing to the appropriate authority of the prescribed foreign State concerned.

(4)

Any person who hinders or obstructs an authorized officer in the execution of a warrant issued under this section commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

Immunities in compliance of search warrant

Section 37 — AKTA BANTUAN BERSAMA DALAM PERKARA JENAYAH 2002