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Section 35

Governments

of Fisheries Act 1985

ActIn forceProvision 36 of 69
Section 35
(1)

For the purposes of this Act, the court shall presume that maps, plans or charts purporting to be made by the authority of—

(a)

the Federal Government;

(b)

the Government of any State in Malaysia; or

(c)

the Government of a “State” as defined in section 2 of the

Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1984 and approved by the

Federal Government or the Government of any State in

Malaysia for use, were so made and are accurate.

(2)

For the purpose of paragraph (1)(c), a certificate issued by the

Minister responsible for survey and mapping or the Minister responsible for defence stating that a map, plan or chart has been approved by the Federal Government or the Government of any State, as the case may be, shall, in any legal proceeding, be conclusive proof of the fact so stated.