Undesirable Publications Act · 2010 Revised Edition
8. Issue of search warrant
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Whenever it appears to any magistrate upon information and after such inquiry as he thinks necessary that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any premises or place there is concealed or deposited any prohibited publication or extract therefrom, such magistrate may, by warrant directed to any police officer not below the rank of Inspector, empower such
place
“place” includes any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, whether in a public place or not;
* Transferred from the Mentri Besar to the Minister of Home Affairs with effect from 1st January 1984 — [S 10/84]
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officer to enter such premises or place by force if necessary to search for, seize and detain any such publication.
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;
Whenever it appears to any police officer, not below the rank of
Assistant Superintendent, that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any premises or place there is concealed or deposited any prohibited publication or extract therefrom, and he has good grounds for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the object of the search is likely to be frustrated, he may enter and search such premises or place as if he were empowered to do so by a warrant issued under subsection (1).
prohibited publication
“prohibited publication” means any publication, the importation, sale or circulation of which has been prohibited under section 3;
Terms defined in s 2
place
Defined · s 2“place” includes any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, whether in a public place or not;
prohibited publication
Defined · s 2“prohibited publication” means any publication, the importation, sale or circulation of which has been prohibited under section 3;
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;