Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 · Updated to 20 May 2022 · Part V · Investigation, Search, Seizure and Arrest
33. Seizure of movable property
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Act any movable property which any officer of the Commission of the rank of Assistant Superintendent or above has reasonable grounds to suspect to be the subject matter of an offence or evidence relating to the offence shall be liable to seizure.
property
“property” means real or personal property of every description, including money, whether situated in Malaysia or elsewhere, whether tangible or intangible, and includes an interest in any such real or personal property;
A list of all movable property seized pursuant to subsection (1)
and of the places in which they are respectively found shall be prepared by the officer of the Commission effecting the seizure and signed by him.
officer of the Commission
“officer of the Commission” means the Chief Commissioner and any officer appointed under subsection 6(1);
A copy of the list referred to in subsection (2) shall be served on the owner of such property or on the person from whom the property was seized as soon as possible.
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Where any movable property liable to seizure under subsection (2) is in the possession, custody or control of a financial institution, subsections (1), (2) and (3) shall not apply and the provisions of section 37 shall apply thereto.
financial institution
“financial institution” means— (a) a licensed bank, licensed insurer and investment bank under the Financial Services Act 2013; (b) a licensed international Islamic bank, licensed international takaful operator, licensed Islamic bank and licensed takaful operator under the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013; (c) a prescribed institution under the Development Financial Institutions Act 2002; (d) a licensee under the Money Services Business Act 2011; (e) a person licensed or registered under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007; (f) the central depository established under the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991; (g) a bank licensee, an insurance licensee, a securities licensee and any entity licensed or registered under the Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010; (h) an Islamic bank licensee, a takaful licensee, an Islamic securities licensee and any entity licensed or registered under the Labuan Islamic Financial Services and Securities Act 2010; and (i) any other financial institution established or licensed under any other written law or any co-operative society registered or deemed to have been registered under the Co-operative Societies Act 1993;