Section 1
Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Anti-Drugs Agency
(Amendment) Act 2016.
/akn/my/act/amendment_act/2016/A1514
NATIONAL ANTI-DRUGS AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016
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- Type
- Amendment Act
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 2016
- Sections
- 3
- Languages
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About this amendment act
NATIONAL ANTI-DRUGS AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1514 2016, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2016.
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to amend the National Anti-Drugs Agency Act 2004. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows:
Section 2
Amendment of section 2
The National Anti-Drugs Agency Act 2004 [Act 638], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2—
(a)
by substituting for the full stop at the end of the definition of “officer of the Agency” a semicolon; and
(b)
by inserting after the definition of “officer of the Agency”
the following definition:
‘ “senior officer of the Agency” means the Director
General and any officer of the Agency holding the office of Deputy Director General, Director,
Senior Assistant Director and Assistant Director.’.
Section 3
Amendment of section 7
Section 7 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in subsection (2), by inserting after the words “as provided for under” the words “the Police Act 1967 [Act 344],”;
(b)
in subsection (3), by substituting for paragraph (e) the following paragraph:
“(e) an officer of the Agency below the rank of
Assistant Officer, when escorting and guarding persons in custody of the Agency, shall have all the powers of a police officer of the rank of Corporal and below and a prison officer of the rank of Sergeant and below under the
Prison Act 1995 [Act 537].”; and
(c)
by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection:
“(4) For the purposes of this Act—
(a)
where an order, a certificate or any other act is required to be given, issued or done by an officer in charge of a Police District under any written law, such order, certificate or act may be given, issued or done by a senior officer of the Agency, Investigator or Senior
Assistant Officer and for such purpose, the place where the order, certificate or act was given, issued or done shall be deemed to be a Police District under his charge;
(b)
an officer of the Agency shall have all the powers conferred on an officer in charge of a police station under any written law, and for such purpose the office of such officer shall be deemed to be a police station; and
(c)
an officer of the Agency shall have all the powers of a police officer of whatever rank as provided for under the Criminal Procedure Code
[Act 593] and the Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969 [Act 7], and such powers shall be in addition to the powers provided for under this Act and not in derogation thereof, but in the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of this Act and those of the
Criminal Procedure Code, the provisions of this Act shall prevail.”.
National Anti-Drugs Agency (Amendment)
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KUALA LUMPUR
Common questions
- What is AKTA AGENSI ANTIDADAH KEBANGSAAN (PINDAAN) 2016?
- NATIONAL ANTI-DRUGS AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1514 2016, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2016.
- Is AKTA AGENSI ANTIDADAH KEBANGSAAN (PINDAAN) 2016 still in force?
- Yes — AKTA AGENSI ANTIDADAH KEBANGSAAN (PINDAAN) 2016 is currently in force.
- When did AKTA AGENSI ANTIDADAH KEBANGSAAN (PINDAAN) 2016 take effect?
- AKTA AGENSI ANTIDADAH KEBANGSAAN (PINDAAN) 2016 was first recorded in 2016.
- How many sections does AKTA AGENSI ANTIDADAH KEBANGSAAN (PINDAAN) 2016 have?
- AKTA AGENSI ANTIDADAH KEBANGSAAN (PINDAAN) 2016 contains 3 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of AKTA AGENSI ANTIDADAH KEBANGSAAN (PINDAAN) 2016?
- The official text of AKTA AGENSI ANTIDADAH KEBANGSAAN (PINDAAN) 2016 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.