The Region Where We Enforce The Law

This is Sabah, Malaysia where where we currently enforce 4 laws pertaining to medicine, chemical and health product. Sabah land mass is about 73,631 sq. km area, the northern most part of the island of Borneo and east of the capital city of Malaysia,Kuala Lumpur. It is known as the Land Below the Wind (a name coined by an Englishwoman Agnes Keith, a writer). In our language we term it as "Sabah Negeri di Bawah Bayu". Sabah basically consist of 5 main districts. There are (please see map above) clockwise from top Kudat, Sandakan, Tawau, Interior and West Coast. Currently up to this date, we have a strength of 12 enforcement officers to cover the whole of Sabah. 2 officers based in Tawau, 1 each in Sandakan and Keningau and the rest at our HQ in Kota Kinabalu. Simple math tells you 1 enforcement officer per 6,135 sq. km, a daunting task but we relish the challenge.

The relevant laws that we enforce are;
1. Poisons Act 1952

- An Act to regulate the importation, possession, manufacture, compounding, storage, transport, sale and use of poisons

2. Sale of Drugs Act 1952 -

An Act relating to the sale of drugs

3. Medicines (Advertisement and Sale) Act 1956

- An Act to prohibit certain advertisements relating to medical matters and to regulate the sale of substances recommended as a medicine

4. Dangerous Drugs Act 1952

- An Act to make further and better provision for the regulating of the importation, exportation, manufacture, sale, and use of opium and of certain other dangerous drugs and substances, to make special provision relating to the jurisdiction of courts in respect to offences thereunder and their trial, and for purposes connected therewith