Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 · Updated to 30 Sep 2025 · Part IV · Enforcement
Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 · Updated to 30 Sep 2025 · Part IV · Enforcement
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Where an enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that by reason of delay in obtaining a search warrant under section 30, the investigation would be adversely affected or evidence of the commission of an offence is likely to be tampered with, removed, damaged or destroyed, he may, without warrant, with such assistance and force as is necessary—
enforcement officer
“enforcement officer” means any officer specified in subsection 27(1) or any public officer appointed under subsection 27(1a);
enter and search any premises;
stop and search any conveyance or person;
seize and detain such conveyance, moveable property, book, record, report or document or human organ; or
inspect, make copies of or take extract from any book, record, report or document found in the premises or conveyance.
In exercising his powers under this section, an enforcement officer shall have all the powers conferred upon him under subsections 30(3), (4) and (5).
conveyance
“conveyance” means any vehicle, vessel, ship, aircraft, or any other mode of transport whether by air, sea or land;
enforcement officer
“enforcement officer” means any officer specified in subsection 27(1) or any public officer appointed under subsection 27(1a);
premises
“premises” means house, building, factory, land, tenement, easement of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority, and includes any container; Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants 11
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