Halal Meat Act · 2014 Revised Edition
13. Power to enter, arrest and remove obstructions
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Whenever it appears to any police officer, officer of customs,
Inspector of Health, Inspector of Religious Affairs, Municipal Inspector or any person authorised in writing by the Minister that there is reasonable cause to believe that an offence has either been committed or is being committed in any place, he may —
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halal meat
“halal meat” means meat that is fit for consumption by Muslims according to Hukum Syara’, as determined by the Majlis;
enter such place or search and seize any meat along with its container, covering, package, receptacle or any other thing in respect or by means of which the offence has been committed;
meat
“meat” means beef, mutton, lamb, chicken, halal bird or flesh of any halal animal or any part or organ of such animal, with or without bone and includes bone of meat, processed meat and any edible thing wherein meat has been mixed;
arrest any person found therein and he has reason to believe that such person has committed the alleged offence; and
remove by force any obstruction to such entry, search and seizure and enter such place and every part thereof.
Terms defined in s 2
halal meat
Defined · s 2“halal meat” means meat that is fit for consumption by Muslims according to Hukum Syara’, as determined by the Majlis;
meat
Defined · s 2“meat” means beef, mutton, lamb, chicken, halal bird or flesh of any halal animal or any part or organ of such animal, with or without bone and includes bone of meat, processed meat and any edible thing wherein meat has been mixed;