Prevention of Corruption Act · 2019 Revised Edition · Part · Powers of Investigation
20. Powers of search and to obtain assistance
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Director or the Deputy Director or any police officer above the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police and any Officer of the Bureau conducting an investigation into an offence alleged or suspected to have been committed under this Act or under sections 161 to 165 or sections 213 to 215
of the Penal Code (Chapter 22) may —
apply to any Government officer or any other person for assistance in the exercise of his powers or the discharge of his duties under this Act;
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for the purposes of such investigation, with the written consent of the Public Prosecutor and with such assistance as may be necessary, enter and search any office, registry or other room of or used by a public body:
Provided that His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may by order exempt any office, registry or room from entry and search under the provisions of this paragraph.
Any person who —
when requested under subsection (1)(a) to render assistance, without reasonable excuse neglects or fails to render such assistance;
or
obstructs or resists the Director or the Deputy Director or any police officer or any Officer of the Bureau in the exercise of the powers of entry and search conferred by subsection (1)(b), is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $20,000 and imprisonment for one year.
Terms defined in s 2
Officer of the Bureau
Defined · s 2“Officer of the Bureau” means any person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 3(3) and includes the Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director, a Chief Special Investigator, Senior Special Investigator and Special Investigator;
public body
Defined · s 2“public body” includes — (a) the Government of Brunei Darussalam; (b) any department, or service or undertaking of the Government of Brunei Darussalam; (c) any corporation, council, board, commissioners or other body which has power to act under and for the purpose of any written law in force in Brunei Darussalam or any part thereof relating to local Government, public health or undertakings of public utility, or otherwise has power to administer funds belonging to the Government or money raised by rates, taxes or charges in pursuance of any written law in force in Brunei Darussalam; (d) any board, commissioners, committee or other body specified in the Schedule; (e) any company or subsidiary company over which or in which any public body as is referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d), has controlling power or interest.
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