Malaysia legislation
Section 37
Section 37
(2)
If any such vessel, departs or attempts to depart from any customs port without such port clearance, the master of the vessel and also the owner and agent of the vessel, if a party or privy there to, shall be guilty of an offence, and the vessel, if still within the territorial waters, may be detained.
(3)
Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding *fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Port clearance before departure