Section 68l

If the master or owner of a Malaysian ship does anything, or permits anything to be done, for the purpose of concealing the Malaysian nationality of the ship, the ship shall be liable to forfeiture and the master and owner of the ship commit an offence.

No liability arises under subsection (1) or (2), where the assumption of the character of a Malaysian ship or the concealment of the Malaysian nationality of a ship has been made for the purpose of escaping capture by an enemy, or by a foreign ship of war in the exercise of some belligerent right.

Where the registration of any ship has been terminated, any marks which are prescribed by the regulations and displayed on the ship within the period of fourteen days beginning with the date of termination of that registration shall be disregarded for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2).

Any person who commits an offence under this section shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

Duty to declare national character of ship.