Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 · As enacted · Part XI · Investigation, Search and Seizure
Section 84
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
An investigating officer may search any person whom he has reason to believe has on his person any property, book or other document, or other article whatsoever, necessary, in his opinion, for the purpose of investigation into any offence under this Act, and for the purpose of such search may detain such person for such period as may be necessary to have the search carried out, which shall not in any case exceed twenty-four hours without the authorization of a Magistrate, and may remove him in custody to such place as may be necessary to facilitate such search.
officer
"officer", in relation to an institution, includes any employee and the chief executive of the institution;
An investigating officer making a search of a person under subsection (1) may seize, detain, or take possession of any property, book or other document, or article, found upon such person for the purpose of the investigation being carried out by him.
person
"person" includes an individual, any corporation, statutory body, local authority, society, trade union, co-operative society, partnership and any other body, organization, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
No female person shall be searched under this section or under section 83 except by another female.
Terms defined in s 2
document
Defined · s 2"document" includes— (a) any letters, figures, marks, symbols, signals, inscriptions, writing, sign, caricature, picture, drawing, or other representation whatsoever in any form; and (b) any visual recording (whether of still or moving images), any sound recording, or any electronic, magnetic, mechanical or other recording whatsoever, and howsoever made, on any substance, material, thing or article;
officer
Defined · s 2"officer", in relation to an institution, includes any employee and the chief executive of the institution;
person
Defined · s 2"person" includes an individual, any corporation, statutory body, local authority, society, trade union, co-operative society, partnership and any other body, organization, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
property
Defined · s 2"property" means any movable or immovable property and includes— (a) any right, interest, title, claim, chose in action, power or privilege, whether present or future, or whether vested or contingent, in relation to any property, or which is otherwise of value; (b) any conveyance executed for conveying assigning, appointing, surrendering, or otherwise transferring or disposing of immovable property whereof the person executing the conveyance is proprietor or possessed or wherein he is entitled to a contingent right, either for the whole interest or for any less interest; (c) any security, including any stock, share, debenture and fund; (d) any negotiable instrument, including any bank note, bearer note, Treasury bill, dividend warrant, bill of exchange, promissory note, cheque and negotiable certificate of deposit; (e) any mortgage or charge, whether legal or equitable, guarantee, lien or pledge, whether actual or constructive, letter of hypothecation or trust receipt, indemnity, undertaking or other means of securing payment or discharge of a debt or liability, whether present or future, or whether vested or contingent; and (f) any other tangible or intangible property;
Part XII
Application of Parts X and XI to Non-Scheduled Institutions Engaged in Provision of Finance
Part XIII
Information and Secrecy
Part XIV
Offences
Part XV