Malaysia legislation
Section 39
Section 39
⎯(1) If a Port Authority gives to the proper officer of customs a notice stating that an amount therein specified, is due in respect of dues or rates, leviable under this Ordinance, against a vessel, or the master or owner of a vessel the proper officer of customs shall not give clearance for departure from the port of that vessel (not being a vessel exempted under the Customs Act 1967 [Act 235] from requiring a clearance) until⎯
(a)
the amount of dues or rates has been paid; or
(b)
security for the payment of the dues or rates has been given to the satisfaction of the Authority.
(2)
In this section, “proper officer of customs” means the officer of customs acting in the performance of duties under the
Customs Act 1967 [Act 235] as to the grant of a clearance in respect of the departure of a vessel from a port.
Port Authority may recover dues, rates, etc., by suit