Malaysia legislation
Section 50
Section 50
(a)
any site, premises or conveyance has been used in; or
(b)
there is in any site, premises or conveyance evidence necessary to the conduct of an investigation into,
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the commission of an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act, the Magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing the authorized officer named in the warrant, at any reasonable time by day or by night and with or without assistance, to enter the site, premises or conveyance and if need be by force.
(2)
Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), the warrant issued by the Magistrate may authorize the search and seizure of—
(a)
copies of any book, account or other document, including computerized data, which contain or are reasonably suspected to contain information as to any offence so suspected to have been committed;
(b)
any signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet or notice representing or implying that the person has a licence, launch permit or launch certificate granted under this
Act;
(c)
any space object or launch facility; or
(d)
any other document, facility, apparatus, vehicle, equipment, device or matter that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the commission of the offence.
(3)
An authorized officer conducting a search under subsection (1)
may, for the purpose of investigating into the offence, search any person who is in or on the site, premises or conveyance.
(4)
An authorized officer making a search of a person under subsection (3) may seize or take possession of, and place in safe custody all things, other than the necessary clothing, found upon the person, and other things, for which there is a reason to believe that they are the instruments or other evidence of the crime, and they may be detained until the discharge or acquittal of the person.
(5)
No person shall be searched except by another person of the same gender, and such search shall be conducted with strict regard to decency.
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(6)
If, by reason of its nature, size and amount, it is not practicable to remove any space object, launch facility, book, account, document, computerized data, signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice, facility, apparatus, vehicle, equipment, device, thing or matter seized under this section, the seizing officer shall, by any means, seal such space object, launch facility, book, account, document, computerized data, signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice, facility, apparatus, vehicle, equipment, device, thing or matter in or on the site, premises or conveyance in which it is found.
(7)
Any person who, without lawful authority, breaks, tampers with or damages the seals referred to in subsection (6) or removes any space object, launch facility, book, account, document, computerized data, signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice, facility, apparatus, vehicle, equipment, device, thing or matter under seals or attempts to do so 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.
Search and seizure without warrant