Malaysia legislation
Section 35C
of LEMBAGA PEMBANGUNAN INDUSTRI PEMBINAAN MALAYSIA (AMENDMENT) ACT 2011
Section 35C
(a)
any premise or construction site has been used or is about to be used for; or
(b)
there is in any premise or construction site, evidence necessary to the conduct of an investigation into, the commission of an offence under this Act or any regulations or rules made under this Act, the Magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing an authorized officer named therein, at any reasonable time by day or by night and with or without assistance to enter the premise or construction site and if need by force.
(2)
Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), the warrant issued by the Magistrate may authorize the authorized officer to–
(a)
search and seize any construction material, equipment, instrument, book, record, document, computerized document, article or other thing that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the commission of such offence;
(b)
take samples of any construction material or thing found in the premise or construction site for the purposes of ascertaining, by testing or otherwise, whether the offence has been committed;
(c)
make copies of or take extracts from any book, record, document, computerized document, article or other thing found in the premise or construction site; and
(d)
direct that the premise or construction site or any part thereof or anything therein, shall be left undisturbed, whether generally or in particular, by affixing a seal.
(3)
An authorized officer entering any premise or construction site under this section may take with him such other person and equipment as may appear to him to be necessary.
(4)
An authorized officer may, in exercise of his powers under this section, if necessary—
(a)
break open any outer or inner door of the premises or construction site or any obstruction to the premises or construction site in order to effect entry into the premise or construction site;
(b)
to remove by force any obstruction to entry, search, seizure or removal as the authorized officer is empowered to effect under this section; and
(c)
to detain any person in the premise or construction site until the search has been completed.
(5)
Where, by reason of its nature, size or amount, it is not practical to remove any construction material, equipment, instrument, book, record, document, computerized document, article or other thing seized under this section, the authorized officer shall, by any means, seal the construction material, equipment, instrument, book, record, document, computerized document, article or other thing in the premise or construction site in which it is found.
Search and seizure without warrant