Malaysia legislation

Section 37

of Land (Subsidiary Title) Enactment 2026

Section 37

Power to stop, search and seize conveyance

(1)

Where an authorized officer has reasonable cause to suspect that any conveyance is carrying any thing or document in respect of which an offence under this Enactment is being or has been committed, the authorized officer may stop and search the conveyance and may, if on examination he has reasonable cause to believe that such conveyance is or has been used for the commission of such offence, seize the conveyance and any thing or document found in the conveyance that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the commission of such offence.

(2)

The person in control or in charge of the conveyance shall, if required to do so by the authorized officer —

(a)

stop the conveyance and allow the authorized officer to search the conveyance; and

(b)

open all parts of the conveyance for search and take all measures necessary to enable or facilitate the carrying out of such search as the authorized officer considers necessary.

(3)

Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.

List of things seized

Section 37 — Land (Subsidiary Title) Enactment 2026