20. Search

The Commissioner, any police officer not below the rank of

Inspector, or any authorized person exercising the power of entry and investigation under section 16 may, if he has good grounds for believing that by reason of any delay in obtaining a search warrant the object of the search is likely to be frustrated, with or without

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assistance enter any place of entertainment if he has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence under this Act or any rules made thereunder has been committed and he may search any such place and any person whom he reasonably believes to be concerned in the management or promotion of any entertainment or to be a servant or agent of the promoter or of the proprietor of such place:

Provided that no female shall be searched except by a female.

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
Defined · s 2
“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
Defined · s 2
“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

Read on from s 21