Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 s 34

s 34 Circumstances for search without warrant

(1) Whenever it appears to any senior public officer that there is reasonable ground to believe that in or on any premises, site, nuclear installation or conveyance there is concealed, kept, deposited or stored, in contravention of this Act, any radioactive material, nuclear material, prescribed substance, irradiating apparatus, book or document as is described in subsection 33(1) and he has reasonable ground for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the object of the search is likely to be frustrated, he may exercise in, upon and in respect of the premises, site, nuclear installation or conveyance all the powers mentioned in section 33 in as full and ample a manner or if he had been so empowered by warrant. (2) Any senior public officer may stop and search, and seize if necessary, any conveyance which he has reasonable ground for believing to be used for the carriage of any radioactive material, nuclear material, prescribed substance, irradiating apparatus, or any other thing liable to forfeiture under this Act.

Malay text (authoritative)

Hal keadaan untuk menggeledah tanpa waran

(1) Jika bilamana didapati oleh mana-mana pegawai kanan awam bahawa ada alasan yang munasabah untuk mempercayai bahawa di dalam atau di atas mana-mana premis, tapak, pepasangan nuklear atau kenderaan ada disembunyi, disimpan, dideposit atau distor, bersalahan dengan Akta ini, apa-apa bahan radioaktif, bahan nuklear, benda ditetapkan, radas penyinaran, buku atau dokumen seperti yang diperihalkan dalam subseksyen 33(1) dan dia mempunyai alasan yang munasabah untuk mempercayai bahawa dengan sebab kelengahan dalam mendapatkan waran geledah, tujuan penggeledahan itu mungkin terkecewa, dia boleh menjalankan dalam, atas dan berkenaan dengan premis, tapak, pepasangan nuklear atau kenderaan kesemuanya kuasa yang disebutkan dalam seksyen 33 dengan cara yang sepenuhnya dan secukupnya seolah-olah dia telah diberi kuasa berbuat demikian oleh waran. (2) Mana-mana pegawai kanan awam boleh menahan dan menggeledah dan menyita jika perlu, mana-mana kenderaan yang dia mempunyai alasan yang munasabah untuk mempercayai bahawa ianya digunakan bagi membawa apa-apa bahan radioaktif, bahan nuklear, benda ditetapkan, radas penyinaran, atau mana-mana barang lain yang boleh dilucut hak di bawah Akta ini.

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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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