Martial Arts Societies Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part IV · Miscellaneous
25. Search without warrant
Feedback & supportThe Registrar, any Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar or any police officer with the rank of Inspector or above or any public officer authorized in writing by the Registrar may at any reasonable time enter and search any place of study or place of instruction or any dwelling house, shop, business premises or any other premises which he has reason to believe is kept or used by any society, business, partnership, firm or company if he has reason to believe that any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder is being committed, and he may—
place of study
“place of study” means the place of study registered under section 13 where any form of martial arts will be studied by a martial arts society;
search any person found therein provided that a female may be searched only by another female;
detain any person found therein until the search has been completed;
inspect or make extract from or take possession of any books, accounts, writings, banners, list of members, insignia, arms, and any other articles.
Where an officer exercises the power of search pursuant to subsection (1) he shall prepare a list (signed by him) of all articles seized in the course of the search and shall without undue delay send personally or by post a copy thereof to the owner or occupier of the premises or to his representative.
The officer shall permit the occupier of the premises or his representative to witness the search.