Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2002 s 38
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2002 s 38
Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.
s 38 Immunities in respect of authorized officer executing search warrant
(1) No civil or criminal action shall lie against any person for—
(a) producing or giving access to any thing if he had produced or given access to the thing in good faith in compliance with a warrant issued under section 36; or
(b) doing or omitting to do any act if he had done or omitted to do the act in good faith and as a result of complying with such a warrant.
(2) A person who complies with a warrant issued under section 36 shall not be treated as being in breach of any restriction upon the disclosure of any information or thing imposed by law, contract or rules of professional conduct.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Tiada tindakan sivil atau jenayah boleh dibawa terhadap mana-mana orang kerana—
(a) mengemukakan atau memberikan akses kepada apa-apa benda jika orang itu telah mengemukakan atau memberikan akses kepada benda itu dengan suci hati kerana mematuhi suatu waran yang dikeluarkan di bawah seksyen 36; atau
(b) melakukan atau tidak melakukan apa-apa perbuatan jika dia telah melakukan atau tidak melakukan perbuatan itu dengan suci hati dan sebagai akibat mematuhi waran sedemikian.
(2) Seseorang yang mematuhi waran yang dikeluarkan di bawah seksyen 36 tidak boleh dianggap telah melanggar apa-apa sekatan atas penzahiran apa-apa maklumat atau benda itu yang dikenakan oleh undang-undang, kontrak atau kaedah kelakuan profesional. Bantuan dalam mencari atau mengenal pasti orang
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).
