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Act 217

DECLARATION OF AN AREA IN
THE BINTULU DISTRICT TO BE A
FEDERAL PORT ACT 1979
Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006

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DECLARATION OF AN AREA IN THE BINTULU

DISTRICT TO BE A FEDERAL PORT ACT 1979

Date of Royal Assent ... ... ... ... 19 February 1979

Date of publication in the Gazette ... 22 February 1979

PREVIOUS REPRINT

First Reprint ... ... ... ... ... 2001

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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Act 217

DECLARATION OF AN AREA IN THE BINTULU

DISTRICT TO BE A FEDERAL PORT ACT 1979

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Declaration of area to be federal port by Minister
4. Federal Government to be responsible for development, control and
administration of area declared to be federal port
5. Federal Government to take all steps and measures and do all matters and
things necessary for, incidental to or connected with discharge of its
responsibility
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Act 217

DECLARATION OF AN AREA IN THE BINTULU

DISTRICT TO BE A FEDERAL PORT ACT 1979

An Act to provide for the declaration of an area in the Bintulu

District in the Fourth Division of the State of Sarawak to be a
federal port, for the transfer to and vesting in the Federal Government
of responsibility for the development, control and administration
of such port and for all other matters and things necessary therefor,
incidental thereto or connected therewith.

[15 August 1981]

BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan

Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and
Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of
the same, as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Declaration of an Area in the

Bintulu District to be a Federal Port Act 1979.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, “Minister” means the Federal Minister charged

with responsibility for ports and harbours.

Declaration of area to be federal port by Minister

3. The Minister may with effect from such date as he may specify,
by order in the Gazette, declare an area in the Bintulu District in
the Fourth Division of the State of Sarawak to be a federal port
to be known as Bintulu Port.
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Federal Government to be responsible for development, control

and administration of area declared to be federal port

4. On the Minister so declaring the area to be a federal port under

section 3, the responsibility for the development, control and
administration of that area shall be transferred to and vest in the
Federal Government.

Federal Government to take all steps and measures and do all

matters and things necessary for, incidental to or connected
with discharge of its responsibility

5. The Federal Government may take all steps and measures and
do all matters and things that are necessary for, incidental to or
connected with the discharge of its responsibility under this Act.
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DISTRICT TO BE A FEDERAL PORT ACT 1979

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law Short title In force from

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Act 217

DECLARATION OF AN AREA IN THE BINTULU

DISTRICT TO BE A FEDERAL PORT ACT 1979

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section Amending authority In force from

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