Malaysia legislation
Section 11
Section 11
(a)
to intercept, detain and open any postal article in course of transmission by post;
(b)
to intercept any message transmitted or received by any telecommunication; or
(c)
to intercept or listen to any conversation by telecommunication.
(2)
Where any person is charged with an offence under this Act, any information obtained by a police officer in pursuance of subsection (1), whether before or after such person is charged, shall be admissible at his trial in evidence.
(3)
For the purpose of this section―
“postal article” shall have the same meaning as in the Post Office
Act 1947 [Act 211]; and
“telecommunication” shall have the same meaning as in the
**Telecommunications Act 1950 [Act 20].
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*NOTE―The Post Office Act 1947 [Act 211] has since been repealed by the Postal
Services Act 1991 [Act 465]―see section 50 of Act 465.
**NOTE―The Telecommunications Act 1950 [Act 20] has since been repealed by the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 [Act 588]―see section 273 of Act 588.
12 Laws of Malaysia ACT 365
Remand in custody of police