Malaysia legislation
Section 15
Section 15
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 14
the following section:
“Power to investigate 14a. (1) Any police officer not below the rank of Inspector or any public officer authorized in writing by the Islamic
Religious Council of any State or Federal Territory, may investigate any offence under this Act.
(2)
For the purposes of this Act, any public officer authorized in writing by the Islamic Religious Council of any State or Federal Territory, shall have all the powers of a police officer of whatever rank as provided for in the
Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593] in relation to police investigation in seizable cases, and such powers shall be in addition to the powers provided for in this Act and not in derogation thereof.”.
Amendment of section 15