Malaysia legislation

Section 68k

of MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

Section 68k

(a)

on a signal, instruction or order being made to the ship by any ship of the Royal Malaysian

Navy, including any ship under the command of a commissioned naval officer, or any ship or aircraft owned by the Government;

(b)

on entering or leaving any Malaysian or foreign port; and

(c)

while in a Malaysian port from sunrise to sunset.

(2)

Any master who contravenes subsection (1)

commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

Offences relating to assuming

Malaysian character of ship.