Pathology Laboratory Act 2007 s 53

s 53 Power of authorized officer to enter and inspect

(1) An authorized officer shall have the power to enter and inspect at any time any licensed pathology laboratory or any premises which he suspects or has reason to believe is being used as a pathology laboratory without licence. (2) In the course of an inspection under this section, the authorized officer may— (a) test, examine, take, remove or detain any equipment used or found in the pathology laboratory or premises; (b) test, examine, take, remove or detain samples of blood, blood product, human tissue or fluid or any product of the human body, dialysate, chemical, pharmaceutical, substance or any other similar things found in the pathology laboratory or premises; (c) test, examine, take, remove or detain any containers, articles and other things that the authorized officer reasonably believes to contain or to have contained blood, blood product, human tissue or fluid or any product of the human body, dialysate, chemical, pharmaceutical, substance or any other similar things found in the pathology laboratory or premises; (d) inspect any test or procedure or operation performed or carried out in the pathology laboratory to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Act; or (e) inspect, take, make copies of or make extracts from any record found in the pathology laboratory or premises.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kuasa pegawai yang diberi kuasa untuk memasuki dan memeriksa

(1) Pegawai yang diberi kuasa hendaklah mempunyai kuasa untuk memasuki dan memeriksa pada bila-bila masa mana-mana makmal patologi berlesen atau mana-mana premis yang dia syak atau mempunyai sebab untuk mempercayai digunakan sebagai makmal patologi tanpa lesen. (2) Dalam menjalankan pemeriksaan di bawah seksyen ini, pegawai yang diberi kuasa boleh— (a) menguji, memeriksa, mengambil, mengalih atau menahan apa-apa kelengkapan yang digunakan atau dijumpai dalam makmal patologi atau premis itu; (b) menguji, memeriksa, mengambil, mengalih atau menahan sampel darah, hasil darah, tisu atau bendalir manusia atau apa-apa hasil badan manusia, dialisat, bahan kimia, bahan farmaseutikal, bahan atau apa-apa benda lain yang seumpamanya yang dijumpai dalam makmal patologi atau premis itu; (c) menguji, memeriksa, mengambil, mengalih atau menahan apa-apa bekas, barang dan benda lain yang pegawai yang diberi kuasa semunasabahnya mempercayai mengandungi atau pernah mengandungi darah, hasil darah, tisu atau bendalir manusia atau apa-apa hasil badan manusia, dialisat, bahan kimia, bahan farmaseutikal, bahan atau apa-apa benda lain yang seumpamanya yang dijumpai dalam makmal patologi atau premis itu; (d) memeriksa apa-apa ujian atau tatacara atau pembedahan yang dilaksanakan atau dijalankan dalam makmal patologi untuk memastikan pematuhan peruntukan Akta ini; atau (e) memeriksa, mengambil, membuat salinan atau membuat cabutan daripada mana-mana rekod yang dijumpai dalam makmal patologi atau premis itu.

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Text as at 1 November 2017 (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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