Section 24
Power of police officers to inspect licences, vehicles, etc.
Any police officer may―
(a)
stop and detain any person―
(i)
whom he sees doing any act or who is in possession of any thing; or
(ii)
whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting is doing any act or is in possession of any thing;
for which a licence, permit or authority is required under any law in force, for the purpose of requiring such person to produce such licence, permit or authority;
(b)
stop and search without warrant any vehicle or vessel which he has reasonable grounds for suspecting is being used in the commission of any offence against any law in force:
Provided that such vehicle or vessel shall not, subject to subsection (4), be detained longer than is reasonably necessary to complete such search.
(2)
Any person who fails to produce a licence, permit or authority under paragraph (1)(a) when called upon by a police officer so to do may be arrested without warrant unless he gives his name and address and otherwise satisfies the police officer that he will duly answer any summons or other proceedings that may be taken against him.
24 Laws of Malaysia ACT 344
(3)
Any person who fails to obey any reasonable signal of a police officer, requiring any person to stop any vehicle or vessel under subsection (1) or who obstructs any police officer in the execution of his duty being exercised under that subsection, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and any police officer may, without warrant, arrest any such person unless he gives his name and address and otherwise satisfies the police officer that he will duly answer any summons or other proceedings that may be taken against him.
(4)
Any police officer may cause any vehicle or vessel, which he has reasonable grounds to suspect has been used in the commission of an offence against any law in force or to be evidence of the commission of any such offence, to be moved to the nearest Police District headquarters or other convenient place, and the Officer in Charge of such Police District may thereupon cause such vehicle or vessel there to be detained, pending enquiries, for a period not exceeding forty-eight hours, or if, within that period there are commenced proceedings in respect of any such offence in which the vehicle or vessel is liable to forfeiture under any law or may properly be produced in evidence, until the final determination of those proceedings:
Provided that the Officer in Charge of such Police District may, notwithstanding this subsection, direct the release of any such vehicle or vessel where he is satisfied that the owner or person in charge of such vehicle or vessel will duly produce such vehicle or vessel before the court when required, and for such purpose may require such owner or person to execute such bond or deposit such security as he may deem reasonable.