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Laws of Malaysia
Act 574
Conveying person by water for hire in a vessel overloaded
or unsafe
282. Whoever knowingly or negligently conveys, or causes to
be conveyed for hire, any person by water in any vessel, when
that vessel is in such a state or so loaded as to endanger the life
of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend
to two thousand ringgit or with both.
Danger or obstruction in a public way or navigation
283. Whoever, by doing any act, or by omitting to take order
with any property in his possession or under his charge, causes
danger, obstruction or injury to any person in any public way or
public line of navigation, shall be punished with fine which may
extend to four hundred ringgit.
Negligent conduct with respect to any poisonous substance
284. Whoever does, with any poisonous substance, any act in a
manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be
likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or
negligently omits to take such order with any poisonous substance
in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable
danger to human life from such poisonous substance, shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six
months or with fine which may extend to two thousand ringgit
or with both.
Negligent conduct with respect to any fire or combustible matter
285. Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, any
act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be
likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly
or negligently omits to take such order with any fire or any
combustible matter in his possession as is sufficient to guard
against any probable danger to human life from such fire or
combustible matter, shall be punished with imprisonment for a
term which may extend to six months or with fine which may
extend to two thousand ringgit or with both.
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