Development Financial Institutions Act 2002 · Updated to 6 Oct 2023 · Part VIII · Examination and Investigation
100. Assistance to police or other public officer
Feedback & supportThe Bank may at its own initiative, or on the request of a public officer—
Bank
“Bank” means the Central Bank of Malaysia established under the *Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009;
supply to a police officer or any other public officer a copy of—
officer
“officer”, in relation to an institution, means any of its employees and includes its Chief Executive Officer;
any record, report, books, computer output, data, document or information seized, detained or taken possession of under section 89;
books
“books” includes any register or other record of information and any accounts or accounting records, however compiled, recorded or stored; *NOTE—The Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 has repealed the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 1958 which comes into operation on 25 November 2009–see section 99…
any record of examination under paragraph 90(2)(a);
any written statement made on oath or affirmation pursuant to paragraph 90(2)(c); or
any record, report, books, computer output, data, document or information produced under paragraph 90(2)(b), or otherwise in the course of any examination under paragraph 90(2)(a), or under any written statement made on oath or affirmation pursuant to paragraph 90(2)(c), and such police officer or other public officer may make such use of such copy of such record, report, statement, books, computer output, data, document or information as may be necessary or expedient in relation to the exercise of his powers, the performance of his functions or the discharge of his duties, in respect of any person; or
allow a police officer or any other public officer to have access to and inspect any property, record, report, apparatus, equipment, machinery, computer, computer output, system, data, books, document, information, article or thing which had been produced before, or seized, detained or taken possession of by, an investigating officer under this Act, and such police officer or other public officer may make such use of any knowledge gained by
property
“property” means any movable or immovable property, whether tangible or intangible 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 of which the person executing the conveyance is the proprietor or has possession or in which 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; or (e) any mortgage or charge, whether legal or equitable, guarantee, lien or pledge, whether actual or constructive, letter of hypothecation, 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;
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such access or inspection as may be necessary or expedient in relation to the exercise of his powers, the performance of his functions or the discharge of his duties, in respect of any person.
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;