Prevention of Corruption Act · 2019 Revised Edition · Part · Powers of Investigation
21. Further powers of search and seizure
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If it appears to the Public Prosecutor, or to the Director, that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place, other than an office, registry or other room of or used by a public body, there is any document or thing containing any evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act or under sections 161 to 165 or sections 213 to 215 of the Penal Code (Chapter 22), the Public Prosecutor or the Director may, by warrant directed to any
Officer of the Bureau or any police officer, empower such Officer of the
Officer of the Bureau
“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;
Bureau or any police officer to enter such place, by force if necessary, and there to search for, seize and detain any such document or thing.
Without prejudice to any other law relating to entry and search, the chambers of any advocate are not subject to entry and search under this section or any warrant issued under this section except in the course of investigation of an offence under this Act or under sections 161 to 165 or sections 213 to 215 of the Penal Code (Chapter 22) alleged or suspected to have been committed by that advocate, as the case may be, or by his clerk or any servant employed by him in such chambers or office.
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Any person who obstructed or resists the Director or any Officer of the Bureau or any police officer in the exercise of the powers of entry and search under this section 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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