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s 25 Hot pursuit
(1) Where any authorized officer has reason to believe that a foreign vessel has contravened any provision of this Act or any applicable written law, he may undertake the hot pursuit of such vessel with a view to stopping and arresting it and bringing it within the exclusive economic zone in accordance with international law.
(2) The powers conferred on an authorized officer under section 24 shall be exercisable pursuant to this section in respect of such vessel beyond the limits of the exclusive economic zone to the extent allowed by international law.
(3) Except as otherwise provided by any regional or bilateral agreement to which Malaysia is a party, the right of hot pursuit shall cease as soon as the vessel pursued enters the territorial sea or exclusive economic zone of its own State or any third State.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Jika mana-mana pegawai berkuasa mempunyai sebab bagi mempercayai bahawa suatu vesel telah melanggar mana-mana peruntukan Akta ini atau mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang terpakal, dıa boleh mengejar buru vesel tersebut dengan tujuan menahan dan menangkapnya dan membawanya ke dalam zon ekonomi eksklusif mengikut undang-undang antarabangsa.
(2) Kuasa-kuasa yang dıberı kepada pegawaı berkuasa di bawah seksyen 24 bolehlah dijalankan menurut seksyen ini berkenaan dengan vesel tersebut melampaui had-had zon ekonomi eksklusif setakat yang dibenarkan oleh undang-undang antarabangsa.
(3) Kecuali sebagaimana diperuntukkan selainnya oleh apa-apa perjanjian serantau atau dwipihak yang mana Malaysıa ialah satu pihak, hak kejar buru hendaklah terhenti sebaik sahaja vesel itu memasuki laut wilayah atau zon ekonomi eksklusif Negaranya sendiri atau mana-mana Negara ketiga.
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).
