Malaysia legislation

Section 15

of MALAYSIAN SPACE BOARD ACT 2022

Section 15

(a)

place, install, launch or operate any weapon of mass destruction in space;

(b)

carry out any testing of weapons of mass destruction in space;

(c)

establish a military base, installation and fortification, carry out the testing of any type of weapons and conduct any military manoeuvres, in space;

(d)

conduct any activity which affects the security and safety of any other activity lawfully carried out in space; or

(e)

conduct any activity which may cause harmful contamination to space or adverse changes to the environment of the

Earth resulting from the introduction of extraterrestrial matter.

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—

(a)

where such person is an individual, to a fine not exceeding fifty million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty years or to both; or

(b)

where such person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding one hundred million ringgit.