Computer Crimes
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PART III
ANCILLARY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Territorial scope of offences under this Act
9. (1) The provisions of this Act shall, in relation to any person,
whatever his nationality or citizenship, have effect outside as well
as within Malaysia, and where an offence under this Act is committed
by any person in any place outside Malaysia, he may be dealt with
in respect of such offence as if it was committed at any place
within Malaysia.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), this Act shall apply if,
for the offence in question, the computer, program or data was in
Malaysia or capable of being connected to or sent to or used by
or with a computer in Malaysia at the material time.
(3) Any proceeding against any person under this section which
would be a bar to subsequent proceedings against such person for
the same offence if such offence was committed in Malaysia shall
be a bar to further proceedings against him under any written law
relating to the extradition of persons, in respect of the same offence
outside Malaysia.
Powers of search, seizure and arrest
10. (1) Whenever it appears to any Magistrate upon information
and after such inquiry as he thinks necessary that there is reasonable
cause to believe that in any premises there is evidence of the
commission of an offence under this Act, he may, by warrant
directed to any police officer of or above the rank of Inspector,
empower the officer to enter the premises, by force if necessary,
and there to search for, seize and detain any such evidence and
he shall be entitled to—
(a) have access to any program or data held in any computer,
or have access to, inspect or check the operation of, any
computer and any associated apparatus or material which
he has reasonable cause to suspect is or has been in use
in connection with any offence under this Act;