Malaysia legislation
Section 4
Section 4
Sale of Drugs 7
(a)
at all reasonable times enter into and inspect any place where he has reason to believe that there is any drug intended for sale;
(b)
mark, seal, or otherwise secure, weigh, count or measure any drug, the sale, preparation, or manufacture of which is or appears to be contrary to this Act;
(c)
inspect any drug, wherever found, which he has reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale.
(2)
Any officer may—
(a)
seize any drug, wherever found, which is, or appears to be, unwholesome or deleterious to health;
(b)
destroy any drug, wherever found, which is decayed or putrefied.
(3)
Any person claiming anything seized under this section may within forty-eight hours after such seizure complain thereof to the
Court of a Magistrate and such complaint may be heard and determined by such court which may either confirm or disallow such seizure wholly or in part and may order the article seized to be restored.
(4)
If within forty-eight hours after such seizure no complaint has been made or if such seizure is confirmed, the article seized shall become the property of the Government and shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its being used for human consumption.
(5)
The period of forty-eight hours prescribed by subsections (3)
and (4) may be enlarged by the Minister by regulation applicable to such districts or places as may be specified in the regulation.
(6)
Where the seizure of any drug is made in any place which is not in the occupation of the owner of the thing seized, the officer making the seizure shall forthwith give notice in writing of the seizure to the owner or to the consignor or consignee or to the agent of the owner of the thing seized, if his name and address are attached thereto or are otherwise known to the officer and such address is within Malaysia.
Power to demand, select, and take samples