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s 17 Search warrant against persons
A Magistrate or Justice of the Peace or senior police officer on being satisfied upon written information and after any enquiry which he may think necessary that there is good reason to believe that any instruments or appliances for gaming are likely to be found on any person may by warrant under his hand order any police officer to arrest and search such person, or may by warrant under his hand order any person therein named to arrest such person and to take him forthwith before any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace or senior police officer who shall thereupon cause such person to be searched in his presence and if any such instrument or appliance is found upon his person he shall be taken before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
Malay text (authoritative)
Waran periksa terhadap orang
Seseorang Majistret atau Jaksa Pendamai atau pegawai kanan polis apabila berpuas hati atas maklumat bertulis dan selepas apa-apa siasatan yang difikirkannya perlu bahawa terdapat sebab yang baik untuk mempercayai bahawa apa-apa alatan atau perkakas bagi perjudian berkemungkinan didapati pada mana-mana orang boleh melalui waran yang ditandatanganinya memerintahkan mana-mana pegawai polis untuk menangkap dan memeriksa orang itu, atau boleh melalui waran yang ditandatanganinya memerintahkan mana-mana orang yang dinamakan itu dalamnya untuk menangkap orang itu dan membawanya dengan segera ke hadapan mana-mana Majistret atau Jaksa Pendamai atau pegawai kanan polis yang hendaklah dengan itu
menyebabkan orang itu diperiksa di hadapannya dan jika apa-apa alatan atau perkakas sedemikian didapati pada orang itu dia hendaklah dibawa ke hadapan seorang Majistret untuk diperlakukan mengikut undang-undang.
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).
