Environmental Quality Act 1974 s 38

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s 38 Power to stop, board, search, etc.

Where the Director General or any officer duly authorized in writing by him is satisfied, or has reason to believe that any person has committed an offence under this Act, he may, if in his opinion it is necessary to do so for the purpose of investigating the offence, without a warrant, stop, board and search any vehicle, ship or aircraft, or enter any premises, irrespective of whether the vehicle, ship or premises are prescribed under section 18 or otherwise, and may— (a) inspect, examine, seize or detain any equipment, computer, or industrial plant; (b) inspect, examine, seize or detain any book, record, licence, permit, certificate or document relating to— (i) the performance or use of the equipment or industrial plant; (ii) environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes; or (iii) any matter required to be carried on board a vehicle, ship or aircraft under this Act or under any other written law; (c) inspect, examine, seize or detain any scheduled wastes or environmentally hazardous substances and any vehicle or ship used in the conveyance of the scheduled wastes or environmentally hazardous substances; (d) make such enquiries and physical inspection of the ship, equipment, gear, stores and cargo as may be necessary; (e) make copies of, or take extracts from, any book, record or documents so seized and detained; (f) inspect, examine or take a sample of any substance, material or matter used, or which is likely to be used or usually used in any trade, industry or process carried on in or on the vehicle, ship, premises, or aircraft; or (g) take a sample of any environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes that are emitted, discharged or deposited, or are likely to be emitted, discharged or deposited from the vehicle, ship, premises, or aircraft.

Malay text (authoritative)

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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