Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
The Free Zones Act 1990 [Act 438], which is referred to as the "principal Act" in this Act, is amended by inserting in Part IV before section 18 the following sections:
Quoted provision
Section 17A
For the purposes of this Act, a senior officer of customs shall have all the powers of a police officer of whatever rank as provided for under the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593]
in relation to enforcement, investigation and inspection, and such powers shall be in addition to the powers provided for under this Act and not in derogation thereof.
Quoted provision
Section 17B
Additional powers
(2)
For the purposes of this Act—
(a)
where an order, a certificate or any other act is required to be given, issued or done by an officer in charge of a Police District under any written law, such order, certificate or act may be given, issued or done by a senior officer of customs, and for such purpose, the place where the order, certificate or act was given, issued or done shall be deemed to be a Police District under his charge; and
(b)
a proper officer of customs shall have all the powers conferred on an officer in charge of a police station under any written law, and for such purpose the office of such officer shall be deemed to be a police station.".
Amendment of section 26