Section 8
of National Anti-Drugs Agency Act 2004
Section 8
Any person who has given information to the Agency under the
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation)
Act 1983, Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 or
Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988 may request for a report on the status of the investigation of the offence complained of in his information from the Agency.
(2)
The Agency shall give a status report on the investigation of such offence to the informant not later than two weeks from the receipt of the request made under subsection (1).
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Agency shall not be required to provide a status report on an investigation of an offence—
(a)
unless a period of four weeks has lapsed from the date of the giving of the information; and
(b)
which contains any matter that is likely to adversely affect the investigation into the offence or the prosecution of the offence.
(4)
Where a request has been made under subsection (1) and the Agency has failed to furnish the informant with a status report within the period specified in subsection (2), but subject to subsection (3), the informant may make a report to the Public Prosecutor of the failure.
(5)
Upon receipt of the report under subsection (4), the Public Prosecutor shall direct the Agency to furnish him with a detailed status report on the investigation that has been conducted by the Agency in relation to the offence in the information given by the informant.
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(6)
The Public Prosecutor shall cause to be furnished to the informant, or direct the Agency to furnish to the informant, a status report containing such information as may be directed by the Public Prosecutor.
(7)
Any officer of the Agency who fails to comply with a directive of the
Public Prosecutor under this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to both.