Labuan Financial Services Authority Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Dec 2011
28D. Appointment of investigating officer, powers, functions and duties
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
For the purposes of carrying out investigation of any offence under this Act or under the laws specified in the Schedule, the Authority may appoint, by an instrument in writing, any officer or employee of the Authority or any other suitable person to be an investigating officer.
Authority
“Authority” means the Labuan Financial Services Authority established under section 3;
Subject to subsection (3), an investigating officer appointed under subsection (1) shall have all the powers, functions, and duties conferred on an investigating officer under this Act or the laws specified in the Schedule, and where such investigating officer is not an officer or employee of the Authority, he shall, in relation to such powers, functions and duties—
be subject to; and
enjoy such rights, privileges, protections, immunities and indemnities as may be specified in, the provision of this Act or other written law applicable to an officer or employee of the Authority.
An investigating officer shall be subject to the direction and control of the Authority, or of such other officer of the Authority as may be authorized by the Authority to act on behalf of the Authority, and of any other investigating officer or officers superior to him in rank, and shall exercise his powers, perform his functions, and discharge his duties referred to in subsection (2) in compliance with such directions, instructions, conditions, restrictions or limitations as the Authority, or an officer of the Authority authorized to act on behalf of the Authority or an investigating officer superior to him in rank, may specify orally or in writing, either generally, or in any particular case or circumstance.
The Director General shall have all the powers, functions and duties of an investigating officer.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General appointed under section 5;
(Deleted by Act A1365).
Labuan Financial Services Authority 35
Labuan financial services
“Labuan financial services” means any service provided by any person under any of the laws specified in the Schedule;
(Deleted by Act A1365).
Powers of entry, search and seizure
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means the Labuan Financial Services Authority established under section 3;
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General appointed under section 5;
Labuan financial services
Defined · s 2“Labuan financial services” means any service provided by any person under any of the laws specified in the Schedule;