Penang Port Commission Act 1955 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part VII · Offences, Damages, Penalties and Proceedings
87. Penalty for not keeping a vessel so loaded with ballast or otherwise as to be safely removed
Feedback & supportEvery vessel lying alongside a wharf or within any dock shall be kept so equipped, provided and loaded or ballasted as to enable her to be removed with safety whenever it is necessary in the judgment of the wharf superintendent to do so.
vessel
“vessel” includes any ship or boat or by other description of vessel used in navigation;
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port
“port” means the Port of Penang within the limits declared under section 6 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 70 of 1952];
In case of neglect to keep the vessel so equipped, provided and loaded or ballasted, the master or owner thereof shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding *two thousand ringgit.
master
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having for the time being the command or charge of any vessel;