Section 52
Section 52
The master or agent of every vessel, other than a local craft, arriving in any customs port shall, not less than twenty-four hours before its arrival, or such period as the Director General may determine, whichever is lesser, present to the proper officer of customs at the customs office a true and complete manifest of the whole cargo
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of the vessel in the national language or English language, in the form and manner as determined by the Director General, and certified by such master or agent.
(2)
The manifest under subsection (1) shall contain—
(a)
a complete list of the whole cargo which remains on board, intended to be landed and to be transhipped at the customs port; and
(b)
a complete list of stores on board such vessel.
(3)
The manifest shall list all particulars as to marks, numbers, contents of each package of the cargo, destination, together with the names of shippers and consignees of the cargo.
(4)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to both.
(5)
For the purpose of this section, “agent of every vessel” includes a freight forwarder.