Malaysia legislation
Section 31
Section 31
(1)
If an enforcement officer has reasonable cause to suspect that any conveyance is carrying any animal, carcass, conveyance, substance, document, computerized data or other thing in respect of which an offence under this Enactment or any subsidiary legislation made under this Enactment is being or has been committed, he may stop and search the conveyance and may, if on examination he has reasonable cause to believe that such conveyance is or has been used for the commission of such offence, seize the conveyance and any animal, carcass, conveyance, substance, document, computerized date or other thing found in the conveyance that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the commission of such offence.
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(2)
The person in control or in charge of the conveyance shall, if required to do so by the enforcement officer -
(a)
stop the conveyance and allow the enforcement officer to examine it;
and
(b)
open all parts of the conveyance for search and take all measures necessary to enable or facilitate the carrying out of the search as the enforcement officer thinks necessary.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
Power to seal premises or conveyance