Fisheries Act 1985 s 46

s 46 Powers of authorized officer

For the purpose of ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Act, any authorized officer may where he has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act, without a warrant— (a) stop, board and search any vessel within Malaysian fisheries waters and make any enquiry, examination and inspection concerning the voyage and seaworthiness of that vessel, its crew, equipment or fishing appliance, or fish carried on board that vessel; (b) stop, board and search, and inspect any vessel or vehicle transporting fish, whether within Malaysian fisheries waters or on land; (c) require to be produced and examine any fishing appliance whether within Malaysian fisheries waters or on land; (d) examine any fishing stakes, fish-aggregation device or marine culture system within Malaysian fisheries waters; (e) inspect any licence, permit, record, certificate or any other document required under this Act or under any generally accepted international rules and standards, and make copies of the same.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kuasa pegawai diberi kuasa

Bagi maksud menentukan pematuhan peruntukan Akta ini, manamana pegawai diberi kuasa boleh, jika dia ada sebab bagi mempercayai bahawa suatu kesalahan telah dilakukan di bawah Akta ini, tanpa waran— (a) menghentikan, menaiki dan menggeledah mana-mana vesel dalam perairan perikanan Malaysia dan menjalankan apaapa penyiasatan, pemeriksaan dan penelitian berkenaan dengan pelayaran dan kelayakan belayar vesel itu, krunya, kelengkapan atau peralatan menangkap ikan, atau ikan yang dibawa naik ke atas vesel itu; (b) menghentikan, menaiki dan menggeledah, serta memeriksa mana-mana vesel atau kenderaan yang mengangkut ikan, sama ada dalam perairan perikanan Malaysia atau atas darat; (c) menghendaki supaya dikemukakan dan memeriksa manamana peralatan menangkap ikan sama ada dalam perairan perikanan Malaysia atau atas darat; (d) memeriksa mana-mana belat ikan, peranti mengumpul ikan atau sistem kultur laut dalam perairan perikanan Malaysia; (e) memeriksa mana-mana lesen, permit, rekod, perakuan atau apa-apa dokumen lain yang dikehendaki di bawah Akta ini atau di bawah mana-mana kaedah dan piawai yang diakui umum, dan membuat salinannya.

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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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