Merchant Shipping Order, 2002 · s 83

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s 83Disciplinary offences

(1)

For the purpose of maintaining discipline on board a ship, the Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, make regulations prescribing any misconduct on board as a disciplinary offence and enabling the master of the ship, or such officer as may under the regulations be required or authorised to exercise the powers of the master, to impose fines on any seaman committing any disciplinary offence.

(2)

The regulations made under this section may provide for-

(a} the fine that may be imposed on a seaman in respect of each disciplinary offence;

(b)

the procedure to be followed m dealing with the disciplinary offence; and

(c)

the circumstances in which the master of a ship may remit the whole or part of any fine imposed thereunder.

Appeal against fine for disciplinary offences.