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Section 70J

Committee’s findings and recommendations to Commission

of Penang Port Commission Act 1955

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Section 70J
(1)

Where the Pilotage Committee, after due inquiry in accordance with this Part and after hearing any statement that may be offered in defence, finds that a Commission pilot or a person licensed under subsection 70CA (1) has been guilty of misconduct affecting his capability as a pilot or has failed in or neglected his duty as a pilot or has become incompetent to act as a pilot, it shall submit to the Commission a copy of the record of the inquiry and its findings and recomendations in respect of the inquiry.

*NOTE—Previously “five hundred ringgit”–see Penang Port Commission (Amendment) Act 1993

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(2)

The Commission may, after considering the findings and recommendations of the Pilotage Committee, suspend or cancel the licence of the Commission pilot or the person licensed under subsection 70CA(1) or impose such other punishment as the

Commission may think fit.

(3)

Any Commission pilot or any person licensed under subsection 70CA(1) who is aggrieved by any decision of the Commission made under subsection (2) may, within fourteen days from the date of the decision, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.