Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004 · Updated to 1 Apr 2018 · Part IV · General
13. Desertion
Feedback & supportAny officer of the Agency who, without reasonable cause, the burden of proof of which lies on him, absents himself from duty
officer of the Agency
“officer of the Agency” includes the Director General and any officer appointed under subsection 5(1);
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Agency
“Agency” means the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency established under section 3;
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for a continuous period of twenty-one days or in circumstances which show that he has the intention of not returning to his duty shall be deemed to have deserted, and commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months.
offence
“offence” means any offence under any federal law which is applicable in the Malaysian Maritime Zone;
Where a person has been convicted under this section, his
Disciplinary Authority may direct that all arrears of pay due to such person be forfeited.