Malaysia legislation
Section 16
Section 16
Section 15 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in paragraph (1)(a), by deleting the words “or attempt to fish”;
(b)
by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(2) No owner, master or member of the crew of any foreign fishing vessel in Malaysian fisheries waters shall—
(a)
load or unload any fish, supplies, fuel or bait;
Fisheries (Amendment)
(b)
carry out the activity of transhipment; or
(c)
carry out any maintenance activity or any other activity, in any circumstances in relation to any fishing vessel or conveyance or any base or port except with the written approval of the Director General.”; and
(c)
by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1)
or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.”.
Amendment of section 16