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s 24 Powers of authorized officer
(1) For the purpose of ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Act or any applicable written law, any authorized officer may, where he has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act or such written law, without a warrant—
(a) stop, board and search any vessel within the exclusive economic zone and inspect any licence, permit, record, certificate or any other document required to be carried on board such vessel under this Act, such written law or any generally accepted international rules and standards, and make copies of the same;
(b) make such further enquiries and physical inspection of the vessel, its crew, equipment, gear, furniture, appurtenances, stores and cargo as may be necessary to ascertain whether or not a suspected violation of the provisions of this Act or such written law has been committed;
(c) enter and search any place in which he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act or such written law is about to be or has been committed;
(d) arrest any person who he has reason to believe has committed any offence under this Act or such written law;
(e) detain any article which he has reason to believe has been used in the commission of any offence under this Act or such written law;
(f) detain any vessel, including its equipment, gear, furniture, appurtenances, stores and cargo, which he has reason to believe has been used in the commission of any offence or in relation to which any offence has been committed under this Act or such written law.
(2) A written acknowledgement shall be given for any article, vessel or thing detained under subsection (1).
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Bagi maksud memastikan pematuhan per- Kuasa-kuasa untukan-peruntukan Akta ini atau mana-mana undang- pegawai, undang bertulis yang terpakai, mana-mana pegawa) berkuasa boleh, jika dia mempunyai alasan untuk mempercayai bahawa sesuatu kesalahan telah dilakukan di bawah Akta ini atau undang-undang bertulis itu, tanpa waran
(a) menahan, menaiki dan menggeledah manamana vesel dalam zon ekonomi eksklusif dan memeriksa apa-apa lesen, permit, rekod, per- ıkuan atau apa-apa dokumen laın yang dı kehendaki dibawa atas vesel tersebut di bawał Akta ini, atau undang-undang bertulis itu atau apa-apa kaedah dan standard antarabangsa , diakui umum, dan membuat salinansalinan daripadanya;
(b) membuat apa-apa penyıasatan selanjutnya dan pemeriksaan fisikal vesel, krunya, kelengkapan, alat perkakas, perabot, segala yang bersangkutan dengannya, storan dan kargo sebagaimana perlu bagi menentukan sama ada atau tidak suatu pelanggaran yang disyaki terhadap peruntukan-peruntukan Akta ini atau undang-undang bertulis itu telah dilakukan;
(c) memasuki dan menggeledah mana-mana tempat yang dia mempunyai sebab bagi mempercayai bahawa suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini atau undang-undang bertulis itu akan atau telah dilakukan;
[Bah. VIll, S. 24-26) Kejar buru. Bagaimana orang yang ditangkap diuruskan.
(d) menangkap mana-mana orang yang dia mempunyai sebab bagi mempercayai telah melakukan apa-apa kesalahan di bawah Akta ını atau undang-undang bertulis itu;
(e) menahan apa-apa benda yang dia mempunyai sebab bagi mempercayai telah digunakan dalam perlakuan sesuatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini atau undang-undang bertulis itu;
(f) menahan apa-apa vesel, termasuk kelengkapan, alat perkakas, perabot, segala yang bersangkutan dengannya, storan dan kargonya, yang dia mempunyai sebab bagi mempercayai telal digunakan dalam perlakuan apa-apa kesalahan atau berhubungan dengan apa-apa kesalahan yang telah dilakukan di bawah Akta ini atau undang-undang bertulis itu.
(2) Suatu surat penerimaan hendaklah diberi bagi apa-apa benda, vesel atau barang yang ditahan di bawah subseksyen (1).
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).
