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5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 633 MALAYSIAN MARITIME ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACT 2004 An Act to establish the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency to perform enforcement functions for ensuring the safety and security of the Malaysian Maritime Zone with a view to the protection of maritime and other national interests in such zone and for matters necessary thereto or connected therewith. [] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows:

Short title and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004.

(2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette, and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act in different parts of Malaysia.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Agency” means the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency established under section 3;