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Malaysian Space Board Act 2022 Part III — PROHIBITION

s 15 · 1 section

Prohibition

s 15

(1) Space shall be used for peaceful purposes and for this reason no person shall— (a) place, install, launch or operate any weapon of mass destruction in space; (b) carry out any testing of weapons of mass destruction in space; (c) establish a military base, installation and fortification, carry out the testing of any type of weapons and conduct any military manoeuvres, in space; (d) conduct any activity which affects the security and safety of any other activity lawfully carried out in space; or (e) conduct any activity which may cause harmful contamination to space or adverse changes to the environment of the Earth resulting from the introduction of extraterrestrial matter. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable— (a) where such person is an individual, to a fine not exceeding fifty million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty years or to both; or (b) where such person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding one hundred million ringgit.

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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