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36 Laws of Malaysia ACT 234

(2) For the purposes of this section “medical officer” includes
any person employed by the Government or a statutory authority
as a medical officer or as a chemist.

Procedure where investigation cannot be completed within
twenty-four hours by an officer of customs

31B. (1) Whenever any person is arrested and detained in custody
by any officer of customs for an offence against this Act, and it
appears that the investigation cannot be completed within a period
of twenty-four hours from the time that the person is arrested, any
officer of customs may produce such person before a Magistrate
and the Magistrate may, whether he has or has not jurisdiction to
try the case, from time to time, authorize the detention of such
person in such custody as such Magistrate thinks fit for a term not
exceeding fifteen days in the whole.

(2) If a Magistrate acting under subsection (1) does not have
jurisdiction to try the case and considers further detention unnecessary,
he may order such person to be produced before a court having
such jurisdiction, or, if the case is triable exclusively by the High
Court, before himself or any Magistrate having jurisdiction with
a view to transmitting the case for trial by the High Court.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as in any manner
derogating from section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code in its
application in any case of an offence against this Act where the
investigation is made by a police officer.

False declaration

32. Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining, whether for
himself or for any other person, the issue, grant, or renewal of any
licence or authority under this Act, makes any declaration or statement
which is false in any material particular, or knowingly utters,
produces, or makes use of, any such declaration or statement or
any document containing the same, shall be guilty of an offence
against this Act, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not
exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding one year or to both.

Abetments and attempts punishable as offences
33. Any person who abets the commission of, or who attempts
to commit, or does any act preparatory to or in furtherance of the
commission of, any offence under this Act shall be guilty of such
offence and liable to the punishment provided for such offence.