ENACTMENT NO. 8 OF 2002 SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ENACTMENT 2002
PART IV - INFORMATION TO THE SYARIAH ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE
Section 63. Search by Syariah Enforcement Officer.
(1) Whenever a Religious Enforcement Officer making an investigation considers that the production of any document or other thing is necessary to the conduct of an investigation into any offence which he is authorized to investigate and there is reason to believe that—
(a) the person to whom a summons or order under section 42 has been or might be issued will not or would not produce such document or other thing as directed in the summons or order; or
(b) such document or other thing is not known to be in the possession of any person, such officer may search or cause a search to be made for the document or other thing in any place.
(2) Such officer shall, if practicable, conduct the search in person.
(3) 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 require any officer subordinate to him to make the search, and he shall deliver to such subordinate officer an order in writing specifying the document or other thing for which search is to be made and the place to be searched, and such subordinate officer may thereupon search for such thing in such place.
(4) The provisions of this Enactment as to search warrants shall, so far as may be, apply to a search made under this section.