Malaysia legislation
Section 40
Section 40
(1)
The Director, any environmental enforcement officer or any police officer may, without warrant –
(a)
require any person to furnish any approval or licence for any act done or committed by such person or his servants or agents for which such approval or licence is required under this Enactment;
(b)
arrest any person who he has reason to believe has committed an offence under this Enactment;
(c)
seize any equipment, machinery, conveyance, tools, produce, documents or other things for which he has reason to believe that such equipment, machinery, conveyance, tools, produce, documents or other things has been used in the commission of any offence or in the relation to which any offence has been committed under this
Enactment; or
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(d)
enter and search any place or premise which he has reason to believe that an offence under this Enactment is about to be or has been committed.
(2)
Any person arrested under subsection (1) shall be brought to the nearest police station or be produced before a Magistrate to be dealt with as provided under the
Criminal Procedure Code.
(3)
(Deleted)
Temporary return and list of things seized