Section 86
of Penang Port Commission Act 1955
Section 86
If the master of any vessel, without the authority of the
Commission, brings or causes his vessel to be placed alongside any wharf or dock entrance, or acts contrary to the directions or neglects to obey the orders of the wharf superintendent in relation to the time and manner of coming into or going out of any dock, or of coming alongside any wharf, or as to the berth allotted for his vessel to occupy, or disobeys any order to remove his vessel from the berth or to alter the same, the master or owner of the vessel shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable for every such offence to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.
(2)
If any vessel has finished loading or discharging, or is waiting for a cargo or ballast, and the master neglects to obey a notice given to him or to the officer in charge of the vessel by the wharf superintendent directing him to leave the wharf, the master or owner shall, in addition to the fine, be liable to a sum, to be assessed by way of damages at the rate of one quarter cent per gross registered ton, for every hour that the vessel remains at the wharf after the time for departure required by the notice has expired.