Undesirable Publications Act · 2010 Revised Edition
13. Search of premises or place
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A controller may authorise any police officer not below the rank of Inspector to enter and search any premises or place where he has reasonable cause to believe any publication prejudicial to public safety or public interest in Brunei Darussalam is likely to be found, and to seize such publication so found.
place
“place” includes any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, whether in a public place or not;
A controller may detain such publication for so long as he deems necessary and may in his absolute discretion destroy or cause to be destroyed such publication so detained.
publication
“publication” means any of the following other than a film — (a) any book, magazine or periodical, whether in manuscript or final form; (b) any sound recording; (c) any picture or drawing, whether made by computer-graphics or otherwise howsoever; (d) any photograph, photographic negative, photographic plate or photographic slide; or (e) any paper, model, sculpture, tape, disc, article or thing — (i) that has printed or impressed upon it any word, statement, sign or representation; or (ii) on which is recorded or stored for immediate or future retrieval any information that, by the use of any computer or other electronic device, is capable of being reproduced or shown as any picture, photograph, word, statement, sign or representation, and includes a copy of any publication;
Corporate offenders and unincorporated associations. [S 60/07]
Terms defined in s 2
place
Defined · s 2“place” includes any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, whether in a public place or not;
publication
Defined · s 2“publication” means any of the following other than a film — (a) any book, magazine or periodical, whether in manuscript or final form; (b) any sound recording; (c) any picture or drawing, whether made by computer-graphics or otherwise howsoever; (d) any photograph, photographic negative, photographic plate or photographic slide; or (e) any paper, model, sculpture, tape, disc, article or thing — (i) that has printed or impressed upon it any word, statement, sign or representation; or (ii) on which is recorded or stored for immediate or future retrieval any information that, by the use of any computer or other electronic device, is capable of being reproduced or shown as any picture, photograph, word, statement, sign or representation, and includes a copy of any publication;