4. Exceptions
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the placement, acquisition, possession or transfer of a number of anti-personnel mines, as authorized under section 8, for the development of, and training in, mine detection, mine clearance or mine destruction techniques;
transfer
“transfer”, in respect of anti-personnel mines, includes, in addition to the physical movement of anti-personnel mines into or from Malaysia, the transfer of title to and control over anti-personnel mines, but does not include the transfer of any territory containing emplaced anti-personnel mines. Prohibitions
the acquisition, possession or transfer of anti-personnel mines in the course of duties or employment for the purpose of rendering the mines harmless or for their destruction;
the acquisition, possession or transfer of an anti-personnel mine that has been deactivated by—
anti-personnel mine
“anti-personnel mine” means a mine that is designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person and that is capable of incapacitating, injuring or killing one or more persons; but a mine that is designed to be detonated by the presence, proximity or contact of a vehicle as opposed to a person, and that is equipped with anti-handling devices, is not considered to be an anti-personnel mine as a result of being so equipped;
removing all explosive substances, including the priming charge, booster charge and main charge, from the anti-personnel mine, including from any fuse, percussion cap or detonator; and
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removing or destroying the anti-personnel mine’s priming or detonating mechanism or rendering the mechanism inoperable in such a way that its function cannot readily be restored; or
participating in operations, exercises or other military activities with the armed forces of a country that is not a party to the Convention that engage in an activity prohibited under section 3, if that participation does not amount to active assistance or involvement in that prohibited activity.
Convention
“Convention” means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction that entered into force on the first day of March 1999, and includes any amendments to the Convention ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to and entered into force for Malaysia;