Section 20
Powers of search and to obtain assistance
of Prevention of Corruption Act
(1)
The Director or the Deputy Director or any police officer above the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police and any Officer of the Bureau conducting an investigation into an offence alleged or suspected to have been committed under this Act or under sections 161 to 165 or sections 213 to 215
of the Penal Code (Chapter 22) may —
(a)
apply to any Government officer or any other person for assistance in the exercise of his powers or the discharge of his duties under this Act;
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(b)
for the purposes of such investigation, with the written consent of the Public Prosecutor and with such assistance as may be necessary, enter and search any office, registry or other room of or used by a public body:
Provided that His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may by order exempt any office, registry or room from entry and search under the provisions of this paragraph.
(2)
Any person who —
(a)
when requested under subsection (1)(a) to render assistance, without reasonable excuse neglects or fails to render such assistance;
or
(b)
obstructs or resists the Director or the Deputy Director or any police officer or any Officer of the Bureau in the exercise of the powers of entry and search conferred by subsection (1)(b), is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $20,000 and imprisonment for one year.