Malaysia legislation
Section 68q
Section 68q
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—
(a)
prescribe the number of owners, including joint owners, of a ship permitted for the purposes of registration, and the persons required or permitted to be registered in respect of a ship or to be so registered in specified circumstances;
Merchant Shipping (Amendment)
(b)
provide for any matters relating to registration, re-registration and licensing of ships;
(c)
provide for any matters relating to ship’s name;
(d)
provide for any matters relating to survey and marking of ships;
(e)
provide for any matters relating to suspension, termination or closure of the registration of ships, including matters such as the removal of the markings on the ships;
(f)
provide for any matters relating to ascertainment of the tonnage of any ship;
(g)
prescribe the trading limits or areas for ships registered under the Malaysia Ship Register or Malaysia International Ship Register;
(h)
provide for any matters relating to representative person;
(i)
provide for any matters relating to the safety standard of ships to be registered or licensed under this Part;
(j)
prescribe the fees required to be prescribed under this Part and the manner of their collection;
(k)
provide for any matters relating to ships that are bareboat chartered-out;
(l)
prescribe the age and tonnage of ships to be registered under this Part; and
(m)
prescribe any other matters which is required by this Part to be prescribed.
(3)
Regulations made under this Part may prescribe any act in contravention of the regulations to be an offence and may prescribe penalties of a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both for such offence.
Part IIa
DOMESTIC SHIPPING
Interpretation. 68r. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
“authorized officer” means any person appointed by the Director of Marine as an authorized officer under section 68g;
“Board” means the Domestic Shipping Licensing
Board established under section 68ad;
“domestic shipping” means the use of ship for—
(a)
services in Malaysian waters or the exclusive economic zone other than fishing; or
(b)
the shipment of goods or carriage of passengers from or to any port or place in Malaysia to or from another port or place in Malaysia or the exclusive economic zone;
“domestic shipping officer” means an officer appointed under section 68af;
“licence” means a domestic shipping licence.
Prohibition on non-Malaysian ships engaging in domestic shipping.