Section 101
Power to stop, search and seize conveyance
of Wildlife Conservation Act 2010
If an enforcement officer has reasonable cause to suspect that any conveyance is carrying any wildlife, part or derivative of any wildlife, snare, trap, bait, poisoned bait, arms, book, record, document or thing in respect of which an offence under this Act or any of its subsidiary legislation is being or has been committed, he may stop and search the conveyance and may, if on examination he has reasonable cause to believe that such conveyance is or has been used for the commission of such offence, seize such conveyance and
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any wildlife, part or derivative of any wildlife, snare, trap, bait, poisoned bait, arms, book, record, document or thing found in the conveyance that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the commission of such offence.
(2)
The person in control or in charge of the conveyance shall, if required to do so by the enforcement officer—
(a)
stop the conveyance and allow the enforcement officer to search it; and
(b)
open all parts of the conveyance for search and take all measures necessary to enable or facilitate the carrying out of the search as the enforcement officer considers necessary.
(3)
The enforcement officer may, in the exercise of his powers under this section, if it is necessary so to do, detain any person found in the conveyance until the search has been completed.
(4)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.