Malaysia legislation
Section 20
Section 20
(a)
any premises has been used or are about to be used for;
or
(b)
there is in any premises evidence necessary to the conduct of an investigation into,
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the commission of an offence under this Act, the Magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing any enforcement officer named therein, at any reasonable time by day or by night and with or without assistance, to enter the premises and if need be by force.
(2)
A warrant issued under subsection (1) may authorize the enforcement officer to—
(a)
search the premises for, and to seize or remove from the premises any fuel, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the commission of such offence;
(b)
take samples of any fuel or thing found in the premises for the purposes of ascertaining, by testing or otherwise, whether the offence has been committed; and
(c)
make copies of or take extracts from any book, record, document or other article found in the premises.
(3)
An enforcement officer entering any premises under this section may take with him such other persons and equipment as may appear to him to be necessary.
(4)
An enforcement officer may, in the exercise of his powers under this section, if it is necessary so to do,—
(a)
break open any outer or inner door of the premises or any fence, enclosure, gate or other obstruction to the premises in order to effect entry into the premises;
(b)
remove by force any obstruction to entry, search, seizure and removal as he is empowered to effect under this section; and
(c)
detain any person found in the premises until the search has been completed.
(5)
Where, by reason of its nature, size or amount, it is not practicable to remove any fuel, conveyance, machinery, contrivance,
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equipment, book, record, document or other article seized under this section, the enforcement officer shall, by any means, seal such fuel, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article in the premises or container in which it is found.
(6)
A person who, without lawful authority, breaks, tampers with or damages the seal referred to in subsection (5) or removes the fuel, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article under seal, or attempts to do so commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
Search and seizure without warrant