Section 21D
Search and seizure with warrant
of Standards of Malaysia Act 1996
(a)
to enter the premises and search for, seize and detain any computer, book, record, computerized data, document or other article;
(b)
to inspect, make copies of, or take extracts from, any computer, book, record, computerized data, document or other article so seized and detained;
(c)
to take possession of, and remove from the premises any computer, book, record, computerized data, document or other article so seized and detain it for such period as may be necessary;
(d)
to search any person who is in, or on, such premises and for the purpose of the search, detain the person and remove him to such place as may be necessary to facilitate the search, and seize and detain any property or document found on the person; or
(e)
to break open, examine, and search any computer, book, record, computerized data, document or other article.
(2)
An authorized officer acting under subsection (1) may, if it is necessary so to do—
(a)
break open any outer or inner door of the premises and enter the premises;
(b)
forcibly enter the premises and every part thereof;
(c)
remove by force any obstruction to the entry, search, seizure, detention or removal as he is empowered to effect;
or
(d)
detain any person found on the premises searched under subsection (1) until the search is completed.
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(3)
If, by the reason of its nature, size or amount, it is not practicable to remove any computer, book, record, computerized data, document or other article seized under this section, the authorized officer shall, by any means, seal such computer, book, record, computerized data, document or other article.
(4)
Any person who, without lawful authority, breaks, tampers with or damages the seal referred to in subsection (3) or removes the computer, book, record, computerized data, document or other article under seal or attempts to do so shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.