Malaysia legislation
Section 30
of ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND ANTI-SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS ACT 2007
Section 30
(a)
any premises or conveyance has been used or is about to be used for; or
(b)
there is in any premises or conveyance evidence necessary to the conduct of an investigation into, the commission of an offence under this Act, the Magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing any enforcement officer named therein, at any reasonable time, by day or by night, to enter the premises or conveyance.
(2)
A warrant issued under subsection (1) may authorise the enforcement officer to—
(a)
search the premises or conveyance for, and to seize or remove from the premises or conveyance, any moveable property, book, record, report or document, or any human organ that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the commission of such offence; and
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(b)
make copies of, or take extracts from any book, record, report or document found in the premises or conveyance.
(3)
An enforcement officer entering any premises or conveyance under this section may take with him such other persons or equipment as may appear to him to be necessary.
(4)
An enforcement officer may, in the exercise of his powers under this section, if necessary—
(a)
break open any outer or inner door of the premises or conveyance or any obstruction to the premises or conveyance in order to effect entry into the premises or conveyance;
(b)
remove by force any obstruction to entry, search, seizure or removal as he is empowered to effect under this section; and
(c)
detain any person found in the premises or conveyance until the search has been completed.
(5)
Where, by reason of its nature, size or amount, it is not practicable to remove any moveable property, book, record, report or document or any human organ seized under this section, the enforcement officer shall, by any means, seal such moveable property, book, record, report or document or any human organ in the premises or conveyance in which it is found.
(6)
A person who, without lawful authority, breaks, tampers with or damages the seal referred to in subsection (5) or removes the moveable property, book, record, report or document or any human organ under seal, or attempts to do so, commits an offence.
Search and seizure without warrant