Malaysia legislation
Section 44
Section 44
Amendment of section 51
Section 51 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:
“(3) Where by reason of its nature, size or amount it is not practicable to remove any goods, document or thing seized under this section, the officer of excise may, by any means, seal the dwelling house, shop or other building, place, vessel or aircraft or such goods, document or thing in the dwelling house, shop or other building, place, vessel or aircraft in which it is found.
(4)
A person who, without lawful authority, breaks, tampers with or damages the seal referred to in subsection (3) or removes the goods, document or thing under seal, or attempts to do so, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to both.”.
Amendment of section 53a