Malaysia legislation
Section 58
Section 58
Any person who in any port or the approaches to a port –
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(a)
willfully and without lawful excuse loosens or of vessels, removes from its moorings or from its fastenings alongside any wharf or dock, any vessel without leave or authority from the master or owner of such vessels or person in charge of such wharf or dock;
(b)
without any lawful excuse discharges any gun except for the purpose of making a signal of distress or for such other purpose as may be allowed under any written law;
(c)
moves, damages or otherwise interferes any navigation mark;
(d)
graves, breams or smokes any vessel, or boils or heats any pitch, tar, resin, dammar, turpentine oil or other such combustible matter on board any vessel at any time or within any limits at or within which such act is prohibited by any order or directions of the Authority or the master of such vessel; or
(e)
uses a naked light when drawing off spirits, turpentine oil or other inflammable oils or liquids of any kind on board any vessel, shall be guilty of an offence.
Evasion of dues and rates.