Newspapers Act · 2013 Revised Edition
10. Search, seizure and forfeiture
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
It shall be lawful for any Magistrate to grant a warrant to any police officer to enter any place or board any vessel or aircraft in or on board which any contravention of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder may appear to have been committed, and to search the place, vessel or aircraft.
Every such warrant shall have the effect of empowering all police officers to enter such place or board such vessel or aircraft and to search the place, vessel or aircraft and to seize anything with respect to which any contravention of this Act or of regulations made thereunder may appear to have been committed or which may appear to be or to contain evidence of any such contravention.
It shall be lawful for a Magistrate, upon such notice, if any, as he may think fit, to order to be forfeited anything with respect to which an offence against this Act or against any regulations made thereunder has been committed.
Anything so forfeited shall be disposed of in such manner as the
Commissioner of Police may direct.
It shall be lawful for the Registrar and any person appointed by the Registrar in writing under his hand at all reasonable times to enter upon any premises from which newspapers are distributed or sold and to inspect, peruse and take away a copy of any newspaper found upon such premises.
Registrar
“Registrar” means such officer as may be appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to act as Registrar of Newspapers, and includes any person appointed by His Majesty to act as Deputy Registrar of Newspapers. Permit.
Any police officer who is lawfully upon any premises or place whether in pursuance of any warrant or otherwise may seize, remove and detain anything with respect to which any offence against this Act or against any regulations made thereunder may appear to have been committed or which may appear to be or contain evidence of the commission of any such offence.
Where it appears to any police officer not below the rank of
Inspector that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any premises there is concealed or deposited any newspaper the printing, publication, sale or distribution of which is unlawful under any of the provisions of this Act and he has reasonable grounds for believing that by reason of the delay which
newspaper
“newspaper” means any publication containing news, intelligence, reports of occurrences, or any remarks, observations or comments, in relation to such news, intelligence or occurrences, or to any other matter of public interest, or any magazine, comic or other form of periodical, printed for sale or free distribution at regular or irregular intervals and includes a supplement thereto but does not include any publication issued by or under the authority of the Government or of any public body;
Newspapers would be entailed by obtaining a search warrant the object of the search is likely to be frustrated, he may enter and search the premises as if he were empowered to do so by a warrant.
Power to seize and detain illegal newspapers.
Terms defined in s 2
newspaper
Defined · s 2“newspaper” means any publication containing news, intelligence, reports of occurrences, or any remarks, observations or comments, in relation to such news, intelligence or occurrences, or to any other matter of public interest, or any magazine, comic or other form of periodical, printed for sale or free distribution at regular or irregular intervals and includes a supplement thereto but does not include any publication issued by or under the authority of the Government or of any public body;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means such officer as may be appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to act as Registrar of Newspapers, and includes any person appointed by His Majesty to act as Deputy Registrar of Newspapers. Permit.