Malaysia legislation

Section 35D

of LEMBAGA PEMBANGUNAN INDUSTRI PEMBINAAN MALAYSIA (AMENDMENT) ACT 2011

Section 35D

An authorized officer, upon information received, who has reasonable cause to believe that by reason of delay in obtaining a search warrant under section 35C —

(a)

the investigation would be adversely affected;

(b)

the object of entry is likely to be frustrated;

(c)

any construction material, equipment, instrument, book, record, document, computerized document, article or other thing that is reasonably believed to

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furnish evidence of the commission of such offence sought may be removed or interfered with; or

(d)

the evidence sought may be tampered with or destroyed, may exercise in respect of the premise or construction site, all the powers referred to in section 35C in as full and ample manner as if he were authorized to do so by a warrant issued under that section.

Examination or testing of seized construction materials, etc.

Section 35D — LEMBAGA PEMBANGUNAN INDUSTRI PEMBINAAN MALAYSIA (AMENDMENT) ACT 2011