Malaysia legislation

Section 68o

of MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

Section 68o

(2)

Any person who intentionally alters, suppresses, conceals or destroys a document which contains information relating to the status of ownership and the qualification to be an owner of a Malaysian ship and which he has been required to produce to the Registrar under this Ordinance, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

(3)

Any owner who fails to comply with subsection (1)

commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

False declaration or information.