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s 16
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the provision of the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593] relating to the disposal of property, the subject of an offence, shall apply to any article coming into the possession of a police officer under section 15.
(2) Any offensive weapon, subversive document, corrosive substance or explosive substance coming into the possession of a police officer under section 15 may be disposed of in such manner as the Minister may order.
(3) Nothing in this sectionshall be taken to prejudice any right to retain or dispose of property which may exist in law apart from the provisions of this section. Arrest and detention
Malay text (authoritative)
Pelupusan harta
(1) Tertakluk kepada subseksyen (2), peruntukan Kanun Tatacara Jenayah [Akta 593] yang berhubungan dengan pelupusan harta, subjek kesalahan itu, hendaklah terpakai bagi mana-mana artikel yang berada dalam milikan seorang pegawai polis di bawah seksyen 15.
(2) Mana-mana senjata berbahaya, dokumen subversif, bahan kakisan atau bahan letupan yang berada dalam milikan seorang pegawai polis di bawah seksyen 15 boleh dilupuskan mengikut apa-apa cara yang diperintahkan oleh Menteri.
(3) Tiada apa-apa jua dalam seksyen ini boleh dikira sebagai menjejaskan apa-apa hak untuk menyimpan atau melupuskan harta yang ada di sisi undang-undang selain seksyen ini.
Ketenteraman Awam (Pemeliharaan)
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).
