Malaysia legislation
Section 4
Section 4
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 21
the following section:
“Production of passenger name record and advance passenger information by masters of vessels, captains of aircraft and drivers of trains due to arrive in or leaving Malaysia 21a. (1) The master, owner, agent or charterer of every vessel, the captain of every aircraft and the driver of every train which is due to arrive at any authorized landing place, authorized airport or authorized point of entry in Malaysia from a place outside Malaysia or leaving Malaysia shall, in the form and manner and within the time as may be prescribed, furnish to the Director General—
(a)
the passenger name record in relation to the passenger who will be on board; and
(b)
the advance passenger information in relation to the crew and passenger who are on board.
(2)
The master, owner, agent or charterer of every vessel, the captain of every aircraft or the driver of every train who fails to furnish the passenger name record or advance passenger information in accordance with subsection (1), or furnish false or misleading information relating to the passenger name record or advance passenger information shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.”.
Amendment of section 22