Penang Port Commission Act 1955 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part VII · Offences, Damages, Penalties and Proceedings
92B. Receiving or offering improper rates of pilotage
Feedback & supportA Commission pilot or a person licensed under subsection 70CA(1) shall not demand or receive, and a master, owner or agent shall not offer or pay to any pilot, any other rate in respect of pilotage services whether greater or less than the rate which is prescribed by law.
Commission pilot
“Commission pilot” means a pilot employed by the Commission pursuant to section 70C;
*NOTE—Previously “one thousand ringgit”–see Penang Port Commission (Amendment) Act 1993
port
“port” means the Port of Penang within the limits declared under section 6 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 70 of 1952];
**NOTE—Previously “one thousand ringgit”–see Penang Port Commission (Amendment) Act 1993
Commission
“Commission” means the Penang Port Commission established and incorporated under this Act;
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Any Commission pilot or a person licensed under subsection 70CA (1), master, owner, or agent who acts in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable of each offence to a fine not exceeding *five hundred ringgit and the licensed of the pilot may be suspended or cancelled.
master
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having for the time being the command or charge of any vessel;