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Public Order (Preservation) Act 1958 s 10

Public Order (Preservation) Act 1958 s 10

Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.

s 10 Seizure of certain articles

(1) Any police officer may in a proclaimed area seize and take possession of any article or material capable of being, and which in his opinion is likely to be, used for offensive purposes. (2) Any article or material seized under this section shall be disposed of in such manner as the Minister may order. Powers of requisition

Malay text (authoritative)

Penyitaan artikel tertentu

(1) Mana-mana pegawai polis boleh dalam suatu kawasan diproklamasi menyita dan mengambil pemilikan apa-apa artikel atau bahan yang boleh, dan yang pada pendapatnya mungkin akan digunakan untuk tujuan berbahaya. (2) Mana-mana artikel atau bahan yang disita di bawah seksyen mi hendaklah dilupuskan mengikut apa-apa cara yang diperintahkan oleh Menteri. *CATATAN—Akta Telekomunikasi 1950 [Akta 20] telah dimansuhkan oleh Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998 [Akta 588]–lihat subseksyen 273(1) Akta 588.

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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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