16. Power of entry and investigation

(1)

The Commissioner, any police officer not below the rank of

Inspector, or any authorized person may, without any warrant or notice, enter any place of entertainment at which an entertainment is being provided or is intended to be provided, whenever there is

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reasonable cause to suspect that the conditions or restrictions of any licence granted under this Act or the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder are not complied with, and may make such investigation and inspection of the place of entertainment and call any person to produce such articles, books, accounts, tickets or other documents or things and to furnish any information as that officer or person may consider necessary for the purpose:

Provided that any person not in uniform to exercise any powers under this section shall on demand produce his written authority to exercise these powers to any person lawfully demanding the same.

(2)

The Commissioner, any police officer not below the rank of

Inspector, or any authorized person may, in order to effect an entrance into any place of entertainment, break open any outer or inner door or window of the place of entertainment or any part of the place of entertainment—

(a)

if the place of entertainment is open, if he cannot otherwise obtain admittance after producing his written authority and after notification of his purpose and demand of admittance duly made; or

(b)

if the place of entertainment is closed and locked, if he has good grounds to believe that there has been a breach of any conditions or restrictions of the licence granted under this

Act or that an offence under this Act or any rules made thereunder has been committed.

Terms defined in s 2

authorized person
Defined · s 2
“authorized person” means any person specially authorized by the Commissioner in writing in that behalf;
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Commissioner
Defined · s 2
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the City of Kuala Lumpur appointed under section 4 of the Federal Capital Act 1960;
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entertainment
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“entertainment” includes— (a) plays, operas, pantomimes, variety acts, performances of music, singing, dancing, gymnastics, martial art demonstrations, acrobatics and legerdemain, beauty contests, tableaux, demonstrations, displays and parades, in which living persons take part; (b) displays of fireworks, set pieces, commemorative decorations and representations of real or mythical creatures; (c) circuses and exhibitions of animals; (d) exhibitions of models, reading matter, pictures, photographs or of statuary or other forms of representation of human or animal figures; (e) exhibitions of cinematograph films, video movies and puppet-shows; (f) reproductions or transmissions otherwise than in association with a cinematograph film, by any means whatsoever other than telephony or radio telephony, of any music, song or speech; (g) machines and devices by the manipulation of which chances are given of obtaining prizes in money or kind; (h) pin-table and video games; Entertainment (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) 7 (i) sporting contests of any kind between any number of persons or animals; (j) organized competitions at games of skill or chance; (k) trade fairs consisting of the exhibition, advertisement or sale of the products of industries or of materials; (l) any combination of any of the above forms of entertainment; (m) any other entertainment which the Minister may, from time to time by order in the Gazette, declare, in any place to which members of the public are admitted with or without payment of money or other consideration;
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place of entertainment
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“place of entertainment” means any place on which there is any erection or structure, any premises or building whether temporary or permanent or any waterborne craft or other place in or at which an entertainment is provided and to which the public are admitted with or without payment for admission, and includes an amusement park. Power of Minister to issue directions
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Report

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