Malaysia legislation

Section 2

of *MALAYSIAN MARITIME ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACT 2004

Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

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“Agency” means the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency established under section 3;

“relevant agency” means a body or agency that is for the time being responsible in Malaysia for the enforcement of any federal law which is applicable in the Malaysian Maritime Zone;

“offence” means any offence under any federal law which is applicable in the Malaysian Maritime Zone;

“Director General” means the Director General of Malaysian

Maritime Enforcement appointed under subsection 4(1);

“territorial sea” means the territorial waters of Malaysia as determined in accordance with the Emergency (Essential Powers)

Ordinance, No. 7 1969 [P.U.(A)307A/1969];

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for

Malaysian maritime enforcement;

“officer of the Agency” includes the Director General and any officer appointed under subsection 5(1);

“continental shelf” means the continental shelf of Malaysia as defined under section 2 of the Continental Shelf Act 1966 [Act 83];

“internal waters” means any areas of the sea that are on the landward side of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Malaysia is measured;

“Malaysian fisheries waters” means the Malaysian fisheries waters as defined under section 2 of the Fisheries Act 1985 [Act 317];

“exclusive economic zone” means the exclusive economic zone of

Malaysia as determined in accordance with the Exclusive Economic

Zone Act 1984 [Act 311];

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“Malaysian Maritime Zone” means the internal waters, territorial sea, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and the Malaysian fisheries waters and includes the air space over the Zone.