Online Safety Act 2025 s 52
s 52 Authorization of public officer or officer of Commission
(1) The Minister may in writing authorize any public officer or officer of the Commission to exercise the powers of enforcement under this Act.
(2) Any such officer authorized under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].
(3) There shall be issued to each authorized officer an authority card to be signed by the Minister.
(4) Whenever such authorized officer exercises any of the powers under this Act, he shall on demand produce to the person against whom the power is being exercised the authority card issued to him under subsection (3).
Malay text (authoritative)
Pemberikuasaan pegawai awam atau pegawai Suruhanjaya
(1) Menteri boleh secara bertulis memberikan kuasa kepada mana-mana pegawai awam atau pegawai Suruhanjaya untuk menjalankan kuasa penguatkuasaan di bawah Akta ini.
(2) Pegawai yang diberi kuasa di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah disifatkan sebagai pekhidmat awam mengikut pengertian Kanun Keseksaan [Akta 574].
(3) Hendaklah dikeluarkan kepada setiap pegawai diberi kuasa suatu kad kuasa yang ditandatangani oleh Menteri.
(4) Bilamana pegawai diberi kuasa itu menjalankan kuasa di bawah Akta ini, dia hendaklah, apabila diminta mengemukakan kepada orang yang terhadapnya kuasa itu sedang dijalankan, kad kuasa yang dikeluarkan kepadanya di bawah subseksyen (3).
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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).
