Malaysia legislation
Section 68n
Section 68n
(2)
Where a ship—
(a)
proceeds or attempts to proceed to the sea in contravention of subsection (1); and
(b)
has on board a public officer acting in the execution of his duty or any person acting on behalf of the public officer, the master and the owner of the ship or bareboat charterer each commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
(3)
The master and the owner of the ship or the bareboat charterer shall jointly and severally be liable to pay all expenses incidental to the taking of the public officer or the person acting on behalf of the public officer on the voyage and for securing his return to the port he was taken from in Malaysia, and all such expenses shall be a debt due to the government and may be recovered in the same manner as a fine.
Offences relating to
Malaysian ship ownership.