Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Minister” means the Minister charged with responsibility for merchant shipping;
“Peninsular Malaysia” has the meaning assigned thereto in section 3 of the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act 388], and includes the Federal Territory;
“ship” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping
Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 70 of 1952];
“tonnage” means net registered tonnage:
Provided that in the case of any ship whose net registered tonnage has not been ascertained, the gross tonnage shall be deemed to be the net registered tonnage;
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“year” means a period beginning on the 1 January and ending on the 31 December next ensuing.