Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994 · Updated to 15 Sep 2025 · Part III
8. Power to enter premises
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
An authorized officer or a police officer—
authorized officer
“authorized officer” means an officer authorized under section 6;
for the purpose of testing the accuracy of a record kept or return made or information given to an authorized officer under section 7; or
for the purpose of obtaining information, may—
enter at any reasonable time any land, house, building or other place belonging to or in the occupation of any person; and
carry out such inspection and examination (including the inspection and examination of books) as he may consider necessary.
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Where, as a result of any inspection and examination made under subsection (1), there is any discrepancy between the quantity or quality of any padi or rice found and any record or return required to be kept or made or any information given in respect of the padi or rice, the person required to keep the record or to make the return or to give the information shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
padi
“padi” or “rice” includes padi or rice in any form, the by-products of padi or rice, and any product made or derived wholly or substantially from padi or rice: Provided that the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt padi or rice in any particular form, or any particular product or by-product of padi or rice, from all or any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations made thereunder.
Terms defined in s 2
authorized officer
Defined · s 2“authorized officer” means an officer authorized under section 6;
padi
Defined · s 2“padi” or “rice” includes padi or rice in any form, the by-products of padi or rice, and any product made or derived wholly or substantially from padi or rice: Provided that the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt padi or rice in any particular form, or any particular product or by-product of padi or rice, from all or any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations made thereunder.
rice
Defined · s 2“padi” or “rice” includes padi or rice in any form, the by-products of padi or rice, and any product made or derived wholly or substantially from padi or rice: Provided that the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt padi or rice in any particular form, or any particular product or by-product of padi or rice, from all or any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations made thereunder.
Part IV
Offences, Penalties and Proceedings
Part V