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Cinematograph Films Short title s 16

Cinematograph Films Short title s 16

This legislation has been repealed. Do not cite it as law in force.

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s 16

(1) Whenever a Chief Police Officer or, in Sabah and Search for Sarawak, a Divisional superintendent of Police, is satisfied, kauthorized unon written information and after any further which he may think necessary, that any inquiry arrest of cinematograph or any part thereof which has not been deposited film in a ware- concerned. house as required by section 5 or 6 or which has not been returned to the Board as required section 8 (4) is by being s a j o kept in any place, or that any cinematograph film or any part thereof which has not been åuthorized for exhibition under section 9 or 19 (4) or in respect of which the mark afixed thereto under section 9 (2 has ceased to be valid under section 13 or 14 or which since the mark was affixed thereto under section 9 (2) has been altered or tampered with, has been or is being exhibited in any place, he may issue a warrant directed to any police officer not below the rank of Inspector to enter and search the place and seize the film or part thereof, and to take into custody offence any person reasonably supposed to be guilty of an by reason of failure to deposit or to return the film or part thereof, or by reason of the dxhibition. and Sarawak, a (2) A Chief Police Oficer or, in Sabah without warrant, Divisional Superintendent of Polide, mayas is necessary, by With such assistance and by such force he may authorize the night or by day, himself do what do under subsection () in police officer as aforesaid to either of the following cases : of facts as satisfy him a) if he has personal knowledge for a search; or that there are suficient grqunds (b) if he receives information orally and in circumsearch would in his stances that the object of the delay necessary for a opinion be defeated by reducing the information writingthe to and address of person giving Frovided that the name ascertained by him betore known to or hniormation is he acts upon the information. Appeals refusal or decision aggrieved by any act, the date on which sb.by A n y owner from of the Board may within thËrty daysent of such fee as may Atna+/74+| he is notified thereof, and on of Appeal by lodgng to a ommittee rescribed, appeal a written notice ot appet IUh the Secretary to the Board IS. 17-181 the owncr is desirous af theAny hfo (2) representation Commiltee shall be aking madec in writing and hall be to the saidd notice of apneal included in or attached al to the Board may, in his disere 3The Secretary to such appeal tce as may be prescrib require, in addition sum as shall be sufficient to cover the deposit of such any become payabie as a result of th further fee which may e appeal. (4) For the purposes of the appeal the owner shall deliver to the Secretary to the Board any flm or part thereof at direct. such time and place as the SCcretary may

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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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