Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency Act 2024 · Updated to 17 Oct 2024 · Part III · Functions and Powers of Agency
10. Exercise of powers outside prescribed area
Feedback & supportIn exercising the powers to prevent or investigate commission of an offence within a prescribed area, an officer of Agency may exercise such powers outside the prescribed area if he reasonably believes that such action is necessary to prevent the commission of the offence or to complete the investigation of that offence.
prescribed area
“prescribed area” means any area specified in the First Schedule comprising— (a) any immigration control post, authorized landing place, authorized airport or authorized point of entry, prescribed under the Immigration Act 1959/63; (b) any legal landing place, customs port, customs airport or place of import and export by road or railway, prescribed under the Customs Act 1967; (c) any entry point, quarantine station or quarantine premises, specified or declared under the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011; (d) any free zone declared under the Free Zones Act 1990; or (e) any quarantine station declared under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988;
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Agency
“Agency” means the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency established under section 3;
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