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Laws of Malaysia
ACT 562
premises at any reasonable time by day or by night, with or without
assistance and if need be by force, and there to search for and
seize—
(a) copies of any books, accounts or other documents, including
computerized data, which contain or are reasonably
suspected to contain information as to any offence so
suspected to have been committed;
(b) any signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice or
other device representing or implying that the person is
a licensed certification authority; and
(c) any other document, article or item that is reasonably
believed to furnish evidence of the commission of such
offence.
(2) A police officer or an authorized officer conducting a search
under subsection (1) may, if in his opinion it is reasonably necessary
to do so for the purpose of investigating into the offence, search
any person who is in or on such premises.
(3) A police officer or an authorized officer making a search of
a person under subsection (2) may seize, detain or take possession
of any book, accounts, document, computerized data, card, letter,
pamphlet, leaflet, notice, device, article or item found on such
person for the purpose of the investigation being carried out by
such officer.
(4) No female person shall be searched under this section except
by another female person.
(5) Where, by reason of its nature, size or amount, it is not
practicable to remove any book, accounts, document, computerized
data, signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice, device, article
or item seized under this section, the seizing officer shall, by any
means, seal such book, accounts, document, computerized data,
signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice, device, article or
item in the premises or container in which it is found.
(6) A person who, without lawful authority, breaks, tampers
with or damages the seal referred to in subsection (5) or removes
any book, accounts, document, computerized data, signboard, card,
letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice, device, article or item under seal
or attempts to do so commits an offence.