s 24 Liability of persons in respect of foreign fishing vessel
(1) Where there has been a contravention of any provision of this Part or subsidiary legislation made for the purposes of this Part, the owner, master and every member of the crew of the foreign fishing vessel concerned shall each be guilty of an offence.
(2) In this Part and in such subsidiary legislation, “member of the crew” does not include any personnel or observer who is a citizen of Malaysia and who is on the foreign fishing vessel pursuant to a condition of the permit issued in respect of such vessel.
(3) For the purpose of any offence under this Part the onus of proving that a fishing vessel is not a foreign fishing vessel shall lie with the person charged with the offence in relation to which the issue arises.
Malay text (authoritative)
Liabiliti orang berkenaan dengan vesel penangkapan ikan asing
(1) Jika berlaku suatu pelanggaran terhadap mana-mana peruntukan Bahagian ini atau perundangan subsidiari yang dibuat bagi maksud Bahagian ini, maka pemunya, nakhoda dan tiap-tiap anggota kru vesel penangkapan ikan asing yang berkenaan adalah setiap seorangnya bersalah melakukan suatu kesalahan.
(2) Dalam Bahagian ini dan dalam mana-mana perundangan subsidiari, “anggota kru” tidak termasuk mana-mana kakitangan atau pemerhati yang adalah warganegara Malaysia dan yang berada atas vesel penangkapan ikan asing menurut suatu syarat permit yang dikeluarkan berkenaan dengan vesel itu.
(3) Bagi maksud apa-apa kesalahan di bawah Bahagian ini, beban untuk membuktikan bahawa sesuatu vesel penangkapan ikan bukanlah vesel penangkapan ikan asing adalah terletak pada orang yang dipertuduh melakukan kesalahan yang berhubungan dengannya isu itu berbangkit.
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).
