Malaysia legislation

Section 29I

of *PORT AUTHORITIES ACT 1963

Section 29I

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(2)

For the purposes of such inquiry, the Pilotage Committee may summon any person to attend any meeting of the said Committee to give evidence on oath or produce any document or other thing in his possession and to examine him as a witness or require him to produce

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any document or other thing in his possession relative to the matters which are the subject matter of such inquiry.

(3)

Any person who—

(a)

being summoned to attend any such inquiry, fails to do so;

(b)

offers any act of disrespect or any insult or threat to the Pilotage

Committee or any member thereof during an inquiry; or

(c)

being required by the Pilotage Committee to give evidence on oath or affirmation or to produce a document or other thing, refuses to do so, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit.

Submission of

Pilotage

Committee’s findings and recommendations to the authority