Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004 · Updated to 1 Apr 2018 · Part III · Functions and Powers of the Agency
6. Functions of the Agency
Feedback & supportThe functions of the Agency shall be—
Agency
“Agency” means the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency established under section 3;
to enforce law and order under any federal law;
to perform maritime search and rescue;
to prevent and suppress the commission of an offence;
to lend assistance in any criminal matters on a request by a foreign State as provided under the Mutual Assistance in
Criminal Matters Act 2002 [Act 621];
to carry out air and coastal surveillance;
to provide platform and support services to any relevant agency;
to establish and manage maritime institutions for the training of officers of the Agency; and
generally to perform any other duty for ensuring maritime safety and security or do all matters incidental thereto.
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the functions of the
Agency shall be performed within the Malaysian Maritime Zone.
Malaysian Maritime Zone
“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.
Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Agency shall be responsible—
for the performance of maritime search and rescue;
for controlling and preventing maritime pollution;
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for preventing and suppressing piracy; and
for preventing and suppressing illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, on the high seas.