Seksyen 8
Ordinan dipinda dengan memasukkan selepas seksyen 381
of Akta Perkapalan Saudagar (Pindaan dan Perluasan) 2011
seksyen yang berikut:
“Compulsory insurance for removal of wreck.
Quoted provision
Seksyen 381a
The owner of any ship of 300 tons and above that enters or leaves a port in Malaysia or any part of
Malaysian waters shall maintain in respect of that ship a contract of insurance or other financial security in an amount equal to the amount calculated in accordance with Article 6, paragraph (1)(b) of Part I of the Sixteenth
Schedule to cover the liability that may be incurred under section 381.
(2)
This section shall not apply to—
(a)
ships of war and troopships; and
(b)
any ship for the time being used by the government of any State for purposes other than commercial purposes.
(3)
If a ship enters or leaves, or attempts to enter or leave, a port in Malaysia or any part of Malaysian waters in contravention of subsection (1), the owner of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than two hundred thousand ringgit and not more than five hundred thousand ringgit.
(4)
If a ship attempts to leave a port in Malaysia or any part of Malaysian waters in contravention of this section, the ship may be detained.
Perkapalan Saudagar (Pindaan dan Perluasan)
(5)
Any contract of insurance or other financial security required by this section to be in force in respect of a ship shall, be carried in the ship, and shall on demand be produced by the master to the Director of Marine or any person authorized in writing by the Director of
Marine.
(6)
If a ship fails to carry, or the master of the ship fails to produce, a contract of insurance or other financial security as required by subsection (5), the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than twenty thousand ringgit and not more than one hundred thousand ringgit.”.
Pindaan seksyen 405