Malaysia legislation

Section 40

of Sabah Ports Authority Enactment 1981

Section 40

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Enactment, the master or owner of every vessel, other than a vessel exempted under the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, which enters a port or the approaches to a port shall pay to the Authority port dues according to such scale as may be prescribed.

(2)

There shall be exempted from port dues under this section –

(a)

any harbour craft required to pay port dues under the provisions of section 41 of this Enactment;

(b)

any vessel discharging cargo or disembarking passengers solely for the purpose of effecting repairs or of determining whether such repairs are necessary, whether or not such cargo is loaded or such passengers are re-embarked; and

(c)

any vessel or harbour craft belonging to the Government of Malaysia or to the Government of any of the States of Malaysia or to any

Commonwealth or foreign government, other than such vessel loading, or discharging cargo or embarking or disembarking passengers carried for freight or fares.

Dues payable in respect of harbour craft.

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