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Malaysia. 1960 ‘Permit to Land or Tranship Arms and Ammunition.’ Laws of Malaysia, Act 206, Arms Act 1960 [Act as of January 2006]; Part II (Section 18). Kuala Lumpur: The Commissioner of Law Revision, Malaysia. 1 January

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Permit to Land or Tranship Arms and Ammunition

18. (1) The Chief Police Officer of any State may, upon application by the owner, agent, master or captain of any vessel or aircraft arriving or about to arrive at any port or place in the State, grant a permit to the owner, agent, master or captain authorizing him to land any arms or ammunition consigned upon the vessel or aircraft to the port or place or for transhipment at the port or place.

(2) The Chief Police Officer of any State may, upon application by the owner, agent, master or captain of any vessel or aircraft arriving or about to arrive at any port or place in the State and having on board any arms or ammunition for transhipment at the port or place, grant to the owner, agent, master or captain a permit to tranship the arms or ammunition.

(3) The owner, agent, master or captain of the vessel or aircraft shall, upon the grant of a permit under subsection (1) or (2), cease to be liable to any prosecution for importing the arms or ammunition without a licence; but the granting of such permit shall not render any other person free from any prosecution for importing the arms or ammunition without a licence.

ID: Q5136

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