The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004 ( ms, Akta Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia 2004) is an act to establish the

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency ( Abbr.; MMEA; ms, Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia – ''APMM''); formally known as Malaysia Coast Guard for international identification, is the coast guard organisation of Malaysia, and princip ...

to perform enforcement functions for ensuring the

safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to risk management, the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are ...

and

security Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social ...

of the Malaysia Maritime Zone with a view to the

protection Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...

of maritime and other

national interest The national interest is a sovereign state's goals and ambitions (economic, military, cultural, or otherwise), taken to be the aim of government. Etymology The Italian phrase ''ragione degli stati'' was first used by Giovanni della Casa around t ...

s in that zone. It came into force on 15 February 2005.

Structure

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 4 Parts containing 19 sections and no schedule (including no amendment). * Part I: Preliminary * Part II: Establishment of Agency and Appointments * Part III: Functions and Powers of the Agency * Part IV: General

External links

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004
2004 in Malaysian law Malaysian federal legislation {{statute-stub