s 16 Passage of foreign fishing vessel through Malaysian fisheries waters
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) a foreign fishing vessel may enter Malaysian fisheries waters, for the purpose of passage through such waters in the course of a voyage to a destination outside such waters.
(2) Such passage, which shall be exercised in accordance with rules of international law of the sea relating to the relevant maritime regime applicable to such Malaysian fisheries waters, includes stopping and anchoring only—
(a) if the vessel is in distress;
(b) for the purpose of obtaining emergency medical assistance for a member of its crew; or
(c) to render assistance to persons, ships or aircraft in danger or distress.
(3) The master of a foreign fishing vessel entering Malaysian fisheries waters for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1) shall notify by radio, telex or facsimile in the English or Malay Language an authorized officer of the name, the flag State, location, route and destination of the vessel, the types and amount of fish it is carrying and of the circumstances under which it is entering Malaysian fisheries waters.
(4) Every foreign fishing vessel entering Malaysian fisheries waters for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1) shall—
(a) without prejudice to the requirement to observe any other law of Malaysia which may be applicable, observe such regulations as may be made under section 61, including regulations regarding the stowage of fishing appliances; and
(b) return to a position outside such waters as soon as the purpose for which it entered such waters has been fulfilled.
Malay text (authoritative)
Laluan vesel penangkapan ikan asing di perairan perikanan Malaysia
(1) Tertakluk kepada subseksyen (2) dan (3), sesuatu vesel penangkapan ikan asing boleh memasuki perairan perikanan Malaysia bagi maksud laluan menerusi perairan itu dalam masa pelayaran ke destinasi di luar perairan itu.
(2) Laluan itu, yang hendaklah dilakukan mengikut kaedah undang-undang antarabangsa mengenai laut berhubungan dengan rejim kelautan yang relevan yang terpakai bagi perairan perikanan Malaysia itu, termasuk berhenti dan berlabuh hanya―
(a) jika vesel itu berada dalam kecemasan;
(b) bagi maksud mendapatkan bantuan perubatan kecemasan bagi anggota krunya; atau
(c) untuk memberi bantuan kepada orang, kapal atau pesawat udara yang berada dalam bahaya atau distres.
(3) Nakhoda vesel penangkapan ikan asing yang memasuki perairan perikanan Malaysia bagi maksud yang tersebut dalam subseksyen (1) hendaklah memberitahu seorang pegawai diberi kuasa melalui radio, teleks atau faksimili dalam Bahasa Inggeris atau Melayu tentang nama, Negara bendera, lokasi, jalan dan destinasi vesel itu,
jenis dan amaun ikan yang dibawanya dan tentang hal keadaannya ia memasuki perairan perikanan Malaysia.
(4) Tiap-tiap vesel penangkapan ikan asing yang memasuki perairan perikanan Malaysia bagi maksud yang tersebut dalam subseksyen (1) hendaklah—
(a) tanpa menyentuh kehendak bagi mematuhi mana-mana undang-undang Malaysia lain yang mungkin terpakai, mematuhi apa-apa peraturan yang dibuat di bawah seksyen 61, termasuklah peraturan berkenaan dengan penyimpanan peralatan menangkap ikan; dan
(b) kembali ke suatu tempat di luar perairan itu sebaik sahaja tujuannya memasuki perairan itu telah tercapai.
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).
