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Civil Aviation Act 1969 s 24K

Civil Aviation Act 1969 s 24K

Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.

s 24K Special power in emergency

(1) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may, on the occurrence of any industrial unrest, strike, lock-out or any other event which gives rise to an emergency or in the interest of public safety, authorize the Minister to— (a) suspend the licence of the licensed company, take temporary possession of any designated airport and operate any airport and aviation services in it through the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia, or in such manner as the Minister thinks fit; or (b) withdraw either partially or totally the use of any airport from any person or class of persons or from the public at large. (2) If any doubt arises as to the existence of an emergency or whether any act done under subsection (1) was in the interest of public safety, a certificate signed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and exhibited at such places as the Minister deems fit shall be conclusive proof on the point. (3) Where the Government takes possession of any designated airport under paragraph (1)(a), adequate compensation shall be paid.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

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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