Malaysia legislation

Section 9

of PROTECTION OF WILD LIFE ACT 1972

Section 9

A Game Warden or an authorized officer may for the purpose of preventing or detecting any offence under this Act enter without a search warrant any State land, reserved land, reserved forest, alienated land and mining land; but for the purposes of this section "land" does not include any dwelling house shop business premises or other building.

(d)

inspect or make extract from or take possession of any books documents or papers kept for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

Where an officer or an authorized officer exercises the powers under section 9, he may—

(a)

seize any wild animal or wild bird live or dead or part thereof trophy firearm ammunition snare poison poisoned bait nest or egg or any other object appliance weapon or material which is the subject matter of or is used or is reasonably suspected of being used in the commission of an offence under this Act;

(b)

remove the objects appliances weapons or materials seized pursuant to paragraph (a), to the office of the Game Warden or where it is expedient or necessary, to the nearest police station pending eventual removal to the office of the Game Warden to be retained in his custody for a period not exceeding thirty days commencing on the day of seizure unless during that period any person is charged for an offence or any other proceedings under this Act in respect of the objects appliances weapons or materials are taken, in which case they may be further retained until the proceedings are finally concluded; and

(c)

remove by force any obstruction impeding the exercise of his powers under that section.