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Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 49

Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 49

s 49 Persons in charge of closed places to allow search

(1) Whenever any place liable to search or inspection under this Chapter is closed, any person residing in or being in charge of such place shall, on demand of the officer or other person executing the warrant and on production of the warrant, allow him free ingress thereto and afford all reasonable facilities for a search therein. (2) If ingress to such place cannot be so obtained, the officer or other person executing the warrant may proceed in the manner provided by subsection 11(2).

Malay text (authoritative)

Orang yang menjaga tempat tertutup hendaklah membenarkan penggeledahan

(1) Apabila mana-mana tempat yang boleh digeledah atau diperiksa di bawah Bab ini adalah tertutup, maka mana-mana orang yang tinggal di dalam atau yang menjaga tempat itu hendaklah, apabila dikehendaki oleh pegawai atau orang lain yang melaksanakan waran itu dan apabila waran itu dikemukakan, membenarkannya bebas masuk ke dalamnya dan memberikan segala kemudahan yang munasabah untuk menggeledah di dalamnya. (2) Jika tempat itu tidak dapat dimasuki sedemikian, pegawai atau orang lain yang melaksanakan waran itu boleh bertindak mengikut cara yang diperuntukkan oleh subseksyen 11 (2).

Read this section in the full act β†’ Β· Open Chapter 4 β†’

Find Act 560 on lom.agc.gov.my β†—

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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