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Financial Services Act 2013 s 224

Financial Services Act 2013 s 224

s 224 Release of seized property, etc.

(1) An investigating officer shall, unless otherwise ordered by any court— (a) on the close of investigations or any proceedings arising from such investigations; or (b) with the prior written consent of the Bank at any time before the close of investigations, release any property, apparatus, equipment, machinery, computer, computer output, system, data, books, document or information seized, detained or removed by him or any other investigating officer under this Part, to such person as he determines to be lawfully entitled to the property, apparatus, equipment, machinery, computer, computer output, system, data, books, document or information 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) A record in writing shall be made by the investigating officer effecting any release of any property, apparatus, equipment, machinery, computer, computer output, system, data, books, document or information under subsection (1) in respect of such release specifying therein in detail the circumstances of, and the reason for, such release. (3) Where an investigating officer is unable to locate the person who is lawfully entitled to the property, apparatus, equipment, machinery, computer, computer output, system, data, books, document or information the investigating officer shall cause to be published a notice in the Bank’s website calling upon any person who is lawfully entitled to the property, apparatus, equipment, machinery, computer, computer output, system, data, books, document or information to claim such property, apparatus, equipment, machinery, computer, computer output, system, data, books, document or information within the period stipulated in the notice. (4) Where no claim is made upon the expiry of the period specified in the notice published under subsection (3), the investigating officer shall make an application in writing to the court as to the disposal of such property, apparatus, equipment, machinery, computer, computer output, system, data, books, document or information. (5) The court upon receiving the application under subsection (4) and being satisfied that the person under subsection (1) who is lawfully entitled to the property, apparatus, equipment, machinery, computer, computer output, system, data, books, document or information cannot be located shall order the same to be forfeited or disposed of by the Bank in accordance with the order made by the court.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pelepasan harta yang disita, dsb.

(1) Seorang pegawai penyiasat hendaklah, melainkan jika diperintahkan selainnya oleh mana-mana mahkamah— (a) pada penutupan penyiasatan atau apa-apa prosiding yang berbangkit daripada penyiasatan itu; atau (b) dengan mendapat kebenaran bertulis terdahulu Bank pada bila-bila masa sebelum penyiasatan ditutup, melepaskan apa-apa harta, perkakas, kelengkapan, jentera, komputer, output komputer, sistem, data, buku, dokumen atau maklumat yang disita, ditahan atau dipindah olehnya atau mana-mana pegawai penyiasat lain di bawah Bahagian ini, kepada mana-mana orang yang diputuskannya berhak menurut undang-undang atas harta, perkakas, kelengkapan, jentera, komputer, output komputer, sistem, data, buku, dokumen atau maklumat sekiranya dia berpuas hati bahawa ia 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) Suatu rekod secara bertulis hendaklah dibuat oleh pegawai penyiasat itu yang menjalankan apa-apa pelepasan mana-mana harta, perkakas, kelengkapan, jentera, komputer, output komputer, sistem, data, buku, dokumen atau maklumat di bawah subseksyen (1) berkenaan dengan pelepasan itu dengan menentukan secara terperinci hal keadaan, dan sebab bagi, pelepasan itu. (3) Jika seorang pegawai penyiasat tidak dapat mengesan orang yang berhak menurut undang-undang atas harta, perkakas, kelengkapan, jentera, komputer, output komputer, sistem, data, buku, dokumen atau maklumat itu, pegawai penyiasat itu hendaklah menyebabkan untuk disiarkan suatu notis di laman sesawang Bank meminta mana-mana orang yang berhak menurut undang-undang atas harta, perkakas, kelengkapan, jentera, komputer, output komputer, sistem, data, buku, dokumen atau maklumat itu untuk menuntut harta, perkakas, kelengkapan, jentera, komputer, output komputer, sistem, data, buku, dokumen atau maklumat itu dalam tempoh yang dinyatakan dalam notis itu. (4) Jika tiada tuntutan dibuat apabila habis tempoh yang ditentukan dalam notis itu yang disiarkan di bawah subseksyen (3), pegawai penyiasat itu hendaklah membuat suatu permohonan secara bertulis kepada mahkamah mengenai pelupusan harta, perkakas, kelengkapan, jentera, komputer, output komputer, sistem, data, buku, dokumen atau maklumat itu. (5) Mahkamah apabila menerima permohonan di bawah subseksyen (4) dan setelah berpuas hati bahawa orang di bawah subseksyen (1) yang berhak menurut undang-undang atas harta, perkakas, kelengkapan, jentera, komputer, output komputer, sistem, data, buku, dokumen atau maklumat itu tidak dapat dikesan hendaklah memerintahkan yang sama itu untuk dilucut hak atau dilupuskan oleh Bank mengikut perintah yang dibuat oleh mahkamah itu.

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Find Act 758 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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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