Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia Act 1994 · Updated to 1 Dec 2017 · Part IX · Enforcement and Investigation
35R. Release of things seized
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
If any construction material, equipment, instrument, book, record, document, computerized document, article or other thing has been seized under this Act, the authorized officer who effected the seizure may, at any time after that, release it seized to the person as he determines to be lawfully entitled to it if he is satisfied that it is not otherwise required for the purpose of any proceedings under this
construction material
“construction material” means any type, size and nature of material, initial, temporary, intermediate or finished, whether manufactured locally or imported used for the purposes of construction industry;
Act or for the purpose of any prosecution under any other written law, and in such event neither the authorized officer effecting the seizure, nor the Government, the Lembaga or any person acting on behalf of the Government or the Lembaga shall be liable to any
authorized officer
“authorized officer” means— (a) an officer of the Lembaga authorized under section 35; or (b) a police officer not below the rank of Inspector under section 35V;
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proceedings by any person if the seizure and the release had been effected in good faith.
A record in writing shall be made by the authorized officer effecting the release under subsection (1) specifying in detail the circumstances of and the reason for the release and a copy of the record shall be sent to the Public Prosecutor and to the Inspector-General of Police within seven days of the release.
Terms defined in s 2
authorized officer
Defined · s 2“authorized officer” means— (a) an officer of the Lembaga authorized under section 35; or (b) a police officer not below the rank of Inspector under section 35V;
construction material
Defined · s 2“construction material” means any type, size and nature of material, initial, temporary, intermediate or finished, whether manufactured locally or imported used for the purposes of construction industry;
Lembaga
Defined · s 2“Lembaga” means the Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia established under section 3;
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