Malaysia legislation
Section 2
of MALAYSIAN MARITIME ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2018
Section 2
New sections 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d
[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
(a)
he is eighteen years of age or above;
(b)
he is a Malaysian citizen;
(c)
he holds qualifications as may be determined by the Director General; and
(d)
he fulfils other requirements as may be determined by the Director General.
(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
(b)
shall not be entitled to any remuneration.
(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.
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Amendment)
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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
(b)
he is a student—
(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;
(ii)
who is a Malaysian citizen; and
(iii)
who is below the age of thirty years.
(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.”.
New section 7a