Malaysia legislation

Section 29

of SARAWAK TIMBER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1973 ( Ord. No. 3/73 )

Section 29

The General Manager or any authorized officer or police officer may—

(a)

enter any premises or place or conveyance, building or facility under the control of the suspect, his agents or servants which he knows or reasonably suspects is used for the processing, sale, distribution or marketing of timber or the manufacturing of timber products, and conducts or carries out therein such investigation to determine if any offence against this Ordinance or regulations made thereunder has been committed;

(b)

require any person involved in the processing, sale, distribution or marketing of timber or the manufacture of timber products to produce for his inspection, and to make copies thereof, all documents, data, statistics and information in the possession of that person; and

(c)

exercise such other powers of search and investigation as may be reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder.

[Am. Cap. A71, Am. Cap. A204/2022.]

Power of seizure and detention

Section 29 — SARAWAK TIMBER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1973 ( Ord. No. 3/73 )