MERCHANT SHIPPING (OIL POLLUTION) ACT 1994ACT 515PreambleAn Act to make provisions with respect to civil liability for oil pollution by merchant ships and for matters connected therewith.BE IT ENACTED by the Duli Yang Maha Mulia 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:[Came into force on 6 April 1995 [P.U. (B) 144/1995]]PART IPRELIMINARY1. Short title and commencement.(1) This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994.(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint and the Minister may appoint different dates for different provisions of this Act.2. Interpretation.(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-"authorised officer" means a port officer as defined in section 2 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 or any authorised officer under s...