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Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, Anti-Restricted Activity Financing and Proceeeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 s 39

Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, Anti-Restricted Activity Financing and Proceeeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 s 39

s 39 Release of property, record, report or document seized

(1) An investigating officer shall, unless otherwise ordered by any court— (a) at the close of an investigation or any proceedings arising from the investigation; or (b) with the prior written consent of the competent authority or the relevant enforcement agency, as the case may be, or of any investigating officer superior to him in rank, at any time before the close of an investigation, release any property, record, report or document seized, detained or removed by him or any other investigating officer, to such person as he determines to be lawfully entitled to the property, record, report or document if he is satisfied that it is not required for the purpose of any prosecution or proceedings under this Act, or for the purpose of any prosecution under any other written law. (2) The investigating officer effecting the release under subsection (1) shall record in writing the circumstances of, and the reason for, such release. (3) Where the investigating officer is unable to determine the person who is lawfully entitled to the property, record, report or document or where there is more than one claimant to the property, record, report or document, or where the investigating officer is unable to locate the person under subsection (1) who is lawfully entitled to the property, record, report or document, the investigating officer shall report the matter to a magistrate who shall then deal with the property, record, report or document as provided for under subsections 413(ii), (iii) and (iv) and sections 414, 415 and 416 of the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593].

Malay text (authoritative)

Pelepasan harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen yang disita

(1) Seseorang pegawai penyiasat hendaklah, melainkan jika diperintahkan selainnya oleh mana-mana mahkamah— (a) pada akhir sesuatu penyiasatan atau apa-apa prosiding yang berbangkit daripada penyiasatan itu; atau (b) dengan keizinan bertulis terdahulu daripada pihak berkuasa berkaitan atau agensi penguat kuasa yang berkaitan, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, atau mana-mana pegawai penyiasat yang berpangkat lebih tinggi daripadanya, pada bila-bila masa sebelum sesuatu penyiasatan tamat, melepaskan apa-apa harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen yang disita, ditahan atau dipindahkan olehnya atau mana-mana pegawai penyiasat lain, kepada mana-mana orang yang ditentukan olehnya berhak di sisi undang-undang terhadap harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen itu jika dia berpuas hati bahawa harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen itu tidak diperlukan bagi maksud apa-apa pendakwaan atau prosiding di bawah Akta ini, atau bagi maksud apa-apa pendakwaan di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis lain. (2) Pegawai penyiasat yang melaksanakan pelepasan di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah merekodkan secara bertulis hal keadaan, dan sebab bagi, pelepasan itu. (3) Jika seseorang pegawai penyiasat tidak dapat menentukan orang yang di sisi undang-undang berhak kepada harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen itu atau jika terdapat lebih daripada seorang yang menuntut harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen itu, atau jika pegawai penyiasat itu tidak dapat mengesan orang di bawah subseksyen (1) yang berhak di sisi undang-undang kepada harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen itu, pegawai penyiasat itu hendaklah melaporkan perkara itu kepada seorang majistret yang hendaklah kemudiannya menguruskan harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen itu sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan dalam subseksyen 413(ii), (iii) dan (iv) dan seksyen 414, 415 dan 416 Kanun Tatacara Jenayah [Akta 593].

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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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