Malaysia legislation
Section 18
Section 18
(2)
A notice under this section may specify the way in which, and the time within which, it is to be complied with.
28 Laws of Malaysia ACT 515
(3)
In proceedings by the Fund against any person to recover any amount due under section 17, particulars contained in any list transmitted by the Director of Marine to the Fund shall, so far as those particulars are based on information obtained under this section, be admissible as evidence of the facts stated in the list; and so far as particulars which are so admissible are based on information given by the person against whom the proceedings are brought, those particulars shall be presumed to be accurate until the contrary is proved.
(4)
If a person discloses any information which has been furnished to or obtained by him under this section, or in connection with the execution of this section, he shall, unless the disclosure is made—
(a)
with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained;
(b)
in connection with the execution of this section; or
(c)
for the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of this section or of any report of such proceedings, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
(5)
A person who—
(a)
refuses or wilfully neglects to comply with a notice under this section; or
(b)
in furnishing any information in compliance with a notice under this section makes any statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
Merchant Shipping (Liability and 29
Compensation for Oil and Bunker Oil Pollution)
Liability of the Fund