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31st. DECEMBER, 1984

16. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any written law it shall be lawful for any police officer of or above the rank of assistant superintendent, or a police officer of any rank specially authorised by a police officer of or above the rank of assistant superintendent, in order to effect the arrest of any person in pursuance of the provisions of this Order, to enter and search any place and in order to effect an entrance into such place to break open any outer or inner door or window of any such place if he cannot otherwise obtain admittance thereto.

(2) In this section “Place” includes any vehicle, vessel or aircraft, whether in a public place or not.

17. Nothing in this Order derogates from the powers of the Public Prosecutor with regard to the control and direction of criminal prosecutions.

18. (1) The Minister may with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect all or any of the provisions of this Order.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of this section, such rules may provide for the issue by the Registrar of Nationals appointed under the National Registration Enactment of special identity cards to all or any class of persons subject to supervision under this Order and provide for the form, custody, production, inspection, cancellation, alteration, endorsement on and replacement of such cards and the substitution thereof for identity cards issued to such persons under any written law and for all other matters necessary or desireabledesirable [sic] in connection with such cards or the carrying thereof or the enforcement of such rules, including the prescription of penalties not exceeding in respect of any offence a fine of five thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term of three years or both such fine and imprisonment.

Made this 26th. day of November, 1984 at Our Istana Nurul Iman, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 493