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Betting Act 1953 s 13

Betting Act 1953 s 13

s 13 Search warrant against persons

A Magistrate or Justice of the Peace or Senior Police Officer on being satisfied upon reasonable information and after any enquiry which he may think necessary that there is good reason to believe that any books, documents, telegrams, writings, circulars, cards or other articles used as a subject or means of betting or wagering, or in connection therewith, are likely to be found on any person may by warrant under his hand order any police officer to arrest and search such person, and if any such article is found upon his person he shall be taken before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law. Arrest and search upon suspicion 13A . Any police officer having reasonable suspicion that such articles as are mentioned in section 13 may be found on any person, and having reasonable ground for believing that by delay in reporting the offender may escape, may arrest and search such person himself, and if any such article is found upon the person searched the offender shall be taken before a Senior Police Officer to be dealt with according to law.

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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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