s 13 Remaining in any port, etc., without permission
(1) No vessel which has Class I or Class II petroleum on board as cargo, whether for transportation or storage, shall remain in any port (except at a petroleum anchorage) or at a place exempted under section 44, or in any river, canal, or creek for a longer time than is reasonably necessary for the loading or unloading or discharging of petroleum unless the prior written permission of the port officer has been obtained.
(2) Vessels, the propelling of which is obtained by Class I or Class II petroleum, shall not be subject to this section if the receptacles or containers for the storage of such classes of petroleum are approved by a Surveyor of Ships.
(3) Any person who commits a breach of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit.
Malay text (authoritative)
Berada di mana-mana pelabuhan, dsb., tanpa kebenaran
(1) Tiada sesuatu vesel yang bermuat dengan petroleum Kelas I atau Kelas II sebagai kargo, sama ada bagi pengangkutan atau penstoran, boleh berada di mana-mana pelabuhan (kecuali di sesuatu tempat berlabuh petroleum), atau di sesuatu tempat yang dikecualikan di bawah seksyen 44, atau di mana-mana sungai, terusan atau caruk selama sesuatu masa yang lebih lama daripada yang semunasabahnya perlu untuk memuatkan atau memunggah atau melepaskan petroleum melainkan jika telah terlebih dahulu mendapat kebenaran bertulis daripada pegawai pelabuhan.
(2) Vesel, yang penggerakannya diperoleh melalui petroleum Kelas I atau Kelas II, tidaklah tertakluk pada seksyen ini jika bejana atau bekas bagi penstoran kelas-kelas petroleum itu diluluskan oleh Pemeriksa Kapal.
(3) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar seksyen ini melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi lima ribu ringgit.
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).
