Section 1
This Act may be cited as the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement
Agency (Amendment) Act 2018.
New sections 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d
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Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018
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Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1561 2018, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2018.
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MALAYSIAN MARITIME ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
(AMENDMENT) ACT 2018
Date of Royal Assent
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29 December 2017
Date of publication in the
Gazette
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10 January 2018
Publisher’s Copyright C
(Appointed Printer to the Government of Malaysia).
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MALAYSIAN MARITIME ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
(AMENDMENT) ACT 2018
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to amend the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title
Section 2
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004
[Act 633], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended by inserting after section 5 the following sections:
“Establishment of Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps 5a. There is established a body to be known as the Malaysian
Maritime Volunteer Corps.
Members of the Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps 5b. (1) Any person may apply to be a member of the
Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps if—
(2)
An application to be a member of the Malaysian
Maritime Volunteer Corps shall be made in the form and manner as may be determined by the Director General.
(3)
The Director General may approve or refuse any person to be a member of the Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps.
(4)
The Director General may call any member of the
Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps to voluntarily perform any duty as may be determined by the Director General.
(5)
A member of the Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps shall be subject to the direction, command and control of the Director General while performing any duty under subsection (4).
(6)
A member of the Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps—
(a)
may be paid such allowances as may be determined by the Minister after consultation with the Minister of Finance; and
(7)
A member of the Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps while performing any duty under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code
[Act 574].
Establishment of Malaysian Maritime Cadet Corps 5c. The Minister may establish a body to be known as the
Malaysian Maritime Cadet Corps for any area in Malaysia.
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Enrolment into the Malaysian Maritime Cadet Corps 5d. (1) Any person may apply to be enrolled into the
Malaysian Maritime Cadet Corps if—
(a)
subject to the Education Act 1996 [Act 550], he is a pupil who is undergoing full-time education in any secondary school as may be determined by the Minister upon consultation with the Minister charged with the responsibility for education; or
(i)
who is registered and following a course of study or training whether full-time or part-time in any educational or training institution as may be determined by the
Minister upon consultation with the Minister charged with the responsibility for such educational or training institution;
(2)
An application to be enrolled into the Malaysian
Maritime Cadet Corps shall be made in the form and manner as may be determined by the Director General.
(3)
The Director General may enrol or refuse to enrol any person into the Malaysian Maritime Cadet Corps.
(4)
Any person who has been enrolled into the Malaysian
Maritime Cadet Corps shall not be entitled to any allowance or remuneration.”.
Section 3
New section 7a
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 7 the following section:
“Additional powers 7a. (1) In addition to and without affecting the existing power of the Agency under this Act, when escorting and guarding any person in custody of the Agency, an officer of the Agency shall have all the powers of a police officer of the rank of Corporal and below and the powers of a prison officer of the rank of Sergeant and below under the Prison
Act 1995 [Act 537].
(2)
For the purposes of this Act—
(a)
where an order, a certificate or any other act is required to be given, issued or done by an officer in charge of a Police District under any written law, such order, certificate or act may be given, issued or done by an officer of the Agency and for such purpose, the place where the order, certificate or act was given, issued or done shall be deemed to be a Police District under his charge;
(b)
an officer of the Agency shall have all the powers conferred on an officer in charge of a police station under any written law, and for such purpose the office of such officer shall be deemed to be a police station; and
(c)
an officer of the Agency shall have all the powers of a police officer of whatever rank as provided for under the Criminal Procedure Code and the
Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons
Act 1969 [Act 7], and such powers shall be in addition to the powers provided for under this
Act and not in derogation thereof, but in the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of this Act and the Criminal Procedure
Code, the provisions of this Act shall prevail.”.
Section 4
Amendment of section 10
Section 10 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after the words “officer of the Agency” the words “or any member of the Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps”.
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Amendment of section 11
Section 5
Section 11 of the principal Act is amended—
(i)
by inserting after the words “pegawai Agensi” the words “dan anggota Pasukan Sukarelawan Maritim
Malaysia”; and
(ii)
by inserting after the word “pegawai” wherever appearing the words “atau anggota”; and
(b)
in the English language text, by inserting after the words
“officer of the Agency” the words “and member of the
Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps”.
Section 6
Amendment of section 18
Section 18 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after the words “officers of the Agency” the words “and members of the Malaysian Maritime Volunteer Corps”.
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Common questions
- What is Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018?
- Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1561 2018, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2018.
- Is Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018 still in force?
- Yes — Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018 is currently in force.
- When did Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018 take effect?
- Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018 was first recorded in 2018.
- How many sections does Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018 have?
- Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018 contains 6 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018?
- The official text of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment) Act 2018 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.
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