Protected Areas and Protected Places Act · 2017 Revised Edition
4. Protected areas
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If, as respects any area, it appears to the Minister* to be necessary or expedient that special measures should be taken to control the movements and conduct of persons therein, he may by order declare such area to be a protected area for the purposes of this Act.
* Transferred from the Mentri Besar to the Minister of Home Affairs, with effect from 1st January 1984 —
Protected Areas and Protected Places
Any person who is in any protected area shall comply with such directions for regulating his movement and conduct as may be given by an authorised officer, and an authorised officer may search any person entering, or seeking to enter, or being in, a protected area, and may detain any such person for the purpose of searching him.
protected area
“protected area” means any area declared to be a protected area under section 4;
If any person while in a protected area fails to comply with any direction given under subsection (2) then, without prejudice to any proceedings which may be taken against him, he may be removed from the area by an authorised officer.
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means — (a) any police officer; (b) any person holding a commission in any armed force or in any visiting force; (c) any member of any armed force or of any visiting force performing the duties of a guard or sentry in any protected area or protected place in accordance with orders issued by a person holding a commission in any armed force or visiting force; (d) any person performing the duties of a guard or watchman in a protected area or a protected place and specially authorised in that behalf under section 3; or (e) any member of the Gurkha Reserve Unit;
Terms defined in s 2
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means — (a) any police officer; (b) any person holding a commission in any armed force or in any visiting force; (c) any member of any armed force or of any visiting force performing the duties of a guard or sentry in any protected area or protected place in accordance with orders issued by a person holding a commission in any armed force or visiting force; (d) any person performing the duties of a guard or watchman in a protected area or a protected place and specially authorised in that behalf under section 3; or (e) any member of the Gurkha Reserve Unit;
protected area
Defined · s 2“protected area” means any area declared to be a protected area under section 4;