Malaysia legislation

Section 5

of MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

Section 5

Amendment of section 10

(a)

by substituting for the words “Yang di-Pertuan Agong”

wherever appearing the words “Director of Marine”;

(b)

in subsection (2a)—

(i)

by substituting for the words “, for special purposes and on special occasions, any person, whether or not a citizen of Malaysia,” the words “any person or organization”; and

(ii)

by inserting after the words “such a person” the words “or organization”; and

(c)

in subsection (5)—

(i)

in paragraph (a), by deleting the words “such steamers and”;

(ii)

by substituting for the words “; and” at the end of paragraph (b) a semicolon;

(iii)

by substituting for the full stop at the end of paragraph (c) a semicolon; and

(iv)

by inserting after paragraph (c) the following paragraphs:

“(d) the requirements for appointment of any person or organization under subsection (2a);

(e)

the requirements that the person or organization appointed under subsection (2a) shall fulfil when performing his or its functions; and

(f)

the manner in which the person or organization appointed under subsection (2a) is to be regulated.”.

New section 10a