Malaysia legislation
Section 71
Section 71
(2)
Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), any person authorised by the Bank in writing for this purpose may take possession of any books or other documents, accounts, titles, securities or cash to which he has access under subsection (1) where in his opinion—
(a)
the inspection of them, the copying of them, or the making of extracts from them, cannot reasonably be undertaken without taking possession of them;
(b)
they may be interfered with or destroyed unless he takes possession of them; or
(c)
they may be needed as evidence in any legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal, which may be instituted under or in connection with this Act, the Ordinance or any other written law.
(3)
No licensed institution, and no director or officer of the licensed institution, shall—
(a)
fail to—
(i)
allow access to;
(ii)
give possession of; or
(iii)
produce, its books or other documents, accounts, titles, securities or cash; or
(b)
fail to give information or facilities, in accordance with subsections (1) and (2).