Malaysia legislation

Section 47

of *BINTULU PORT AUTHORITY ACT 1981

Section 47

(2)

A permit may be granted in respect of one vessel or more or to one person or more.

(3)

Any person to whom a permit is granted under this section shall from time to time supply to the Authority such information as the Authority may reasonably require relating to the nature and amount of the goods and cargo conveyed in accordance with the permit in any specified period, and for this purpose the person shall keep records thereof.

(4)

Any failure to supply the information or to keep the records required under subsection (3) shall be deemed to be a breach of the conditions of the permit.

(5)

The Authority may exempt from the requirements of this section any vessel or class of vessels of less than ten tons gross tonnage and it may also, without assigning any reason therefor, terminate the exemption.

42 Laws of Malaysia ACT 243

(6)

Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect or modify the provisions of any written law relating to the licensing of boats for the conveyance of cargo, and no permit shall be granted under this section in respect of a vessel required to be licensed under those provisions unless that vessel has been duly licensed thereunder.

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