Malaysia legislation
Section 45
Section 45
(a)
making any inquiry, inspection, measurement, or survey, or taking the levels of the land or building;
(b)
setting out boundaries and intended lines of works;
(c)
indicating such levels, boundaries, and lines by placing or setting up marks and digging trenches;
(d)
digging or boring into the subsoil;
(e)
ascertaining whether any development has been commenced, undertaken, or carried out in contravention of this Act or the rules made thereunder; and
(f)
doing any other acts necessary for the efficient administration of this Act.
(2)
No entry shall be made under subsection (1)—
(a)
into a building used solely as a dwelling-house or upon any enclosed part or garden attached to the building, unless the prior consent of the occupier has been obtained, or a notice in writing of the intention to enter has been given to the occupier at least twenty-four hours before the intended entry;
(b)
without due regard, such as is compatible with the exigency of the purpose for which the entry is made, to the social and religious usages of the occupants of the land or building; or
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(c)
other than between 7 o’clock in the morning and 7 o’clock in the evening.
(3)
An authorized person making an entry under subsection (1)
shall carry on his person an authority card in the prescribed form; and it shall not be unlawful for any person to refuse entry to an authorized person or to any of his assistants or workmen if the authorized person fails, when demanded, to produce his authority card.
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