Malaysia legislation
Section 9
Section 9
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 72a the following section:
“Additional powers 72b. (1) In addition to and without affecting the existing powers conferred under this Act, when escorting and guarding any person in custody, a proper officer of sales tax shall have all the powers of a police officer of the rank of Corporal and below and the powers of a prison officer of the rank of
Sergeant and below under the Prison Act 1995 [Act 537].
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(2)
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 sales tax, 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; and
(b)
a proper officer of sales tax 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.”.
New section 74a