Malaysia legislation

Section 23

of *CUSTOMS ACT 1967

Section 23

(a)

except at a legal landing place:

Provided that in Sabah and Sarawak goods may be landed at a sufferance wharf;

(b)

until permission to do so has been received from the proper officer of customs; and

*NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] has been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 [Act 777]

which comes into operation on 31 January 2017–see subsection 620(1) of Act 777

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(c)

except on such days and during such times as may be prescribed, unless permission to land goods on other days and during other times has been granted by the proper officer of customs.

(2)

Except with the permission of the proper officer of customs, no such goods—

(a)

after having been landed or unshipped shall be transhipped;

or

(b)

after having been put into any boat or craft to be landed shall be removed into any other boat or craft previously to their being landed.

(3)

The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to fresh fish, whether packed with ice or not, which is landed from any vessel licensed for the purpose of fishing under any written law.

Places of landing of goods imported by air