Act of Parliament · Updated to 1 Apr 2018 · 4 parts
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004
Feedback & supportA body to enforce safety and security in Malaysia's maritime zonePart I
Preliminary
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
This Act may be cited as the Malaysian Maritime
Enforcement Agency Act 2004.
This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the
Minister by notification in the Gazette, and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act in different parts of Malaysia.
s 2Interpretation
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.
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.
Part II
Establishment of Agency and Appointments
Part III
Functions and Powers of the Agency
Part IV