Section 45
Power to stop, search and seize vehicle
of Solid Waste And Public Cleansing Management Enactment 2022
(1)
If an authorized officer has reasonable cause to suspect that any vehicle is carrying any things in respect of which an offence under this Enactment or any regulations made under this Enactment is being or has been committed, he may stop and examine the vehicle and may, if on examination he has reasonable cause to believe that such vehicle is or has been used for the commission of such offence, seize the vehicle and any things found in the vehicle that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the commission of the offence.
(2)
The person in control or in charge of the vehicle shall, if required to do so by the authorized officer -
(a)
stop the vehicle and allow the authorized officer to examine it; and
(b)
open all parts of the vehicle for examination and take all measures necessary to enable or facilitate the carrying out of such examination as the authorized officer considers necessary.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.