Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Information to Religious Enforcement Officers and Police Officers and Their Powers to Investigate
87. Search by Religious Enforcement Officers or police officers
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
When a Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer making an investigation considers that the production of any evidence or other thing is necessary to the conduct of an investigation into any offence which he is a authorised to investigate and has reason to believe that -
Religious Enforcement Officer
"Religious Enforcement Officer" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act;
the person to whom a summons or order under section 52
has been or might have been addressed will not or would not produce any property or document as directed in the summons or order; or
when such property or document is not known to be in the possession of any person.
the officer may search or cause search to be made to find the evidence or other thing in any place.
Such officer shall, if practicable. conduct the search in person.
If he is unable to conduct the search in person and there is no other person competent to make the search present at the time. he may direct any officer subordinate to him to make the search, and he shall deliver to such subordinate officer an order in writing specifying any evidence or other thing for which search is to be made and the place to be searched, and the subordinate officer may thereupon search for the evidence or other thing in such place.
The provisions of this Code in respect of search warrants shall, so far as may be, apply to a search made under this section.
Terms defined in s 2
offence
Defined · s 2"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
police officer
Defined · s 2"police officer" means any member of the Royal Brunei Police Force, and includes a special police officer when mobilised or deemed to be mobilised for active service and any person vested under any written law with the powers of a police officer;
Religious Enforcement Officer
Defined · s 2"Religious Enforcement Officer" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act;
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