A ship may be arrested in Malaysia as long as the arresting party’s claim falls under any of the provisions of Section 20(2) and Section 21 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 of England and Wales. A party who wants to arrest a ship in Malaysia must strictly comply with the Rules of Order 70 of the Rules of Court 2012 which govern admiralty proceedings in the Malaysian High Court. Malaysia now has a dedicated Admiralty Court situated in the High Court of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur to hear applications for arrest relating to Vessels calling the West Malaysian ports. For Vessels calling the East Malaysian ports, the application will have to be heard by any of the High Courts situated in the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak.
Malaysia is neither a party to the International Convention relating to the Arrest of Seagoing Ships of 1952 nor the International Convention on Arrest of Ships 1999.
See attached file: ALCO20190005 Ship Arrest in Malaysia.pdf
国际扣船实务 – 马来西亚
扣押方可在马来西亚扣押任何船舶只要其请求属于《英格兰和威尔士1981年最高法院法令》第20(2)条和第21条的规定。想要在马来西亚扣押船舶的一方必须严格遵守2012年法院规则第70条，该规则适用于马来西亚高等法院的海事诉讼程序。马来西亚现在在吉隆坡的马来西亚高等法院设有一个专门的海事法庭，负责审理马来西亚西部港口有关船只扣押的申请。对于停靠东马来西亚港口的船只，申请必须由位于沙巴或沙捞越的高等法院审理。
马来西亚既不是1952年《统一有关扣留海运船舶的若干规则的国际公约》的缔约国，也不是1999年《国际扣押船舶公约》的缔约国。
详细信息请参阅附件。
