12. Power to inspect
Feedback & supportSubject to the provisions of this Act, a member of the fact-finding mission may, at any reasonable time and consistent with the provisions of Article 8 of the Convention, enter and inspect—
Convention
“Convention” means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction that entered into force on the first day of March 1999, and includes any amendments to the Convention ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to and entered into force for Malaysia;
any installation or facility that has or may have the capacity to develop, produce or stockpile anti-personnel mines or anti-personnel mine components; or
any other place, with the consent of the person in charge of or residing in or having control of the installation, facility or place, if the member has reasonable grounds to believe that any information, document or other thing that is relevant to compliance with the Convention may be found in that installation, facility or place.
The power of entry to and inspection of sensitive equipment, information and areas shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Minister may think fit to impose.
Minister
“Minister”, unless otherwise expressly stated, means the Minister charged with the responsibility for defence; Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Implementation