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This Act may be cited as the Declaration of an Area in the
Bintulu District to be a Federal Port Act 1979.
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Declaration of an Area in the Bintulu District to Be a Federal Port Act 1979
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Declaration of an Area in the Bintulu District to Be a Federal Port Act 1979 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 217 1979, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1979.
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THE BINTULU DISTRICT TO BE A
FEDERAL PORT ACT 1979
As at 1 December 2011
ACT 217
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Date of Royal Assent ... ... ... ... … 19 February 1979
Date of publication in the Gazette … ... 22 February 1979
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Act 217
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to provide for the declaration of an area in the Bintulu District in the Fourth Division of the State of Sarawak to be a federal port, for the transfer to and vesting in the Federal Government of responsibility for the development, control and administration of such port and for all other matters and things necessary therefor, incidental thereto or connected therewith. [15 August 1981] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Short title
Section 2
Interpretation
In this Act, “Minister” means the Federal Minister charged with responsibility for ports and harbours.
Section 3
Declaration of area to be federal port by Minister
The Minister may with effect from such date as he may specify, by order in the Gazette, declare an area in the Bintulu
District in the Fourth Division of the State of Sarawak to be a federal port to be known as Bintulu Port.
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Federal Government to be responsible for development, control and administration of area declared to be federal port
Section 4
On the Minister so declaring the area to be a federal port under section 3, the responsibility for the development, control and administration of that area shall be transferred to and vest in the Federal Government.
Federal Government to take all steps and measures and do all matters and things necessary for, incidental to or connected with discharge of its responsibility
Section 5
The Federal Government may take all steps and measures and do all matters and things that are necessary for, incidental to or connected with the discharge of its responsibility under this Act.
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