Section 19

the pilot;

any Government officer boarding the vessel on duty;

the owner, charterer, or agent of the vessel; or

a consular officer of the country to which the vessel belongs, shall leave or board a vessel arriving in Malaysia, nor may any person (other than the crew of a vessel carrying any such person)

approach within one cable length of the vessel, until the vessel has been examined by an immigration officer and the immigration signal has been hauled down.

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and every such person leaving a vessel in contravention of subsection (1) shall if so required by an immigration office return forthwith to the vessel and remain thereon and the master of the vessel shall be bound to re-embark the person.

Immigration 23

Prohibition on disembarking from or boarding ships without permission of immigration officer