Malaysia legislation
Section 21
Section 21
Whenever it appears to any Magistrate on information and after such enquiry as he may think necessary, that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any shop or warehouse, or other building, place or premises in a free zone, there are concealed or deposited any goods in respect of which an offence under the Customs Act 1967, the
Excise Act 1976 or this Act or any regulations made thereunder had been committed, such Magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing an officer of customs, named therein, by day or by night and with or without assistance—
(a)
to enter such shop or warehouse, or other building, place or premises and there to search for and seize any goods in respect of which there is reason to believe that the offence aforesaid has been committed, and any book or document which may reasonably be believed to have a bearing on the case;
(b)
to arrest any person or persons being in such shop or warehouse, or other building, place or premises, in possession of any goods aforesaid found, or whom such officer may reasonably suspect to have concealed or deposited such goods;
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(c)
to break open, if necessary, any door of such shop or warehouse, or other building, place or premises and enter thereinto;
(d)
to forcibly enter, if necessary, such shop or warehouse, or other building, place or premises and every part thereof;
(e)
to remove by force any obstruction to such entry, search, seizure and removal as he is empowered to effect; and
(f)
detain any person found in such shop or warehouse, or other building, place or premises until such shop or warehouse, or other building, place or premises has been searched.
When search may be made without warrant