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Misuse of Drugs Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part III · Evidence, Enforcement and Punishment

Section 21

(1)

An officer of the Bureau not below the rank of Senior Narcotics

Officer or any officer of the Bureau authorised by him, a police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police or any police officer authorised by him or any senior officer of customs may at any time —

[S 20/1989; S 12/2012]

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(a)

without a warrant enter and search any place or premises in which he reasonably suspect that there is to be found a controlled drug or article liable to seizure;

(b)

search any person found in such place or premises; and

(c)

seize and detain any controlled drug found in such place or premises, or any article liable to seizure.

(2)

For the purpose of exercising his power under this section an officer may, with such assistance as he deems necessary, break open any door, window, lock, fastener, floor, wall, ceiling, compartment, box, container or any other thing.

Special power of investigation. [S 59/2007]

Report

Read on from s 21A

Part IV

General

Read on from Part IV

Part I

PART I — (continued)

Part II

PART II — (continued)

Part III

Section 21

Terms defined in s 2

General

PART I — (continued)

PART II — (continued)

PART III — (continued)

Schedules