A LEGAL STUDY ON THE NEED TO REGULATE DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT USED IN SPORTS: PAINTBALL
By
ARINA BT MOHD FAIRIN LUM (2009219402) BENAZIR JAPIRIL BAND ARAN (2009226314) REHANA EMILLA BINTI DOM AMI (2009637628)
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Bachelor in Legal Studies (Hons)
Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Law
December 2011
The students/ authors confirm that the work submitted is their own and that appropriate credit has been given where references has been made to the work of others.
ABSTRACT
This research is conducted for the purpose of getting a better judgment as to the issue of the legality of paintball specifically paintball markers under Malaysian law. Besides, this research is conducted to understand Malaysian law in regulating paintball markers in comparison with laws in other countries such as Canada, Singapore, United Kingdom and Australia. This research is conducted through library research that includes primary and secondary sources as well as interviews and survey.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to acknowledge the advice and guidance of Encik Mohd. Haris Rani, our supervisor for this research. His endless support, suggestions and encouragement have been very helpful in the preparation and completion of this research.
A special thanks to Bukit Aman police headquarters, Division Five: Law and Prosecuting Division, for sharing their views, opinion and also invaluable information regarding our research and furthermore, for sharing their precious time to share their knowledge with us.
We would also like to express our gratitude Section 9 Shah Alam police station with the Head Contingent Licensing Officer of Selangor for their willingness to share their views for this research. This research would not have been possible unless Mr. Andrew Loh of Werdna Hoi Sportz shared his views and experience as a pioneer in the paintball industry. We also owe our deepest gratitude to Mr. Wong Yoong Wei of MAPAAC, Astaka for sharing his views in the completion of this research.
We would also like to thank fellow paintball players for their willingness to share their experience and knowledge hence the completion of this research.
It is a pleasure to thank our parents for the financial aids, moral support and encouragement and we would also like to extent our gratitude to all lecturers for the encouragement and guidance given throughout the finishing point of this research.
Finally, we are indebted to our friends and classmates for all their love, criticism and continuous support during the preparation and the completion of this research.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ii
Abstract iii Table of content iv
Chapter One:
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of Study 1 1.2 Problem Statement 4 1.3 Objective of Study 5 1.4 Literature Review 6 1.5 Methodology 12 1.6 Scope and Limitation 13
1.7 Significance of Study 14 1.8 Provisional Plan of Research 15
Chapter Two:
2.0 History of Paintball in Malaysia and Its Legality
2.1 Introduction 16 2.2 Paintball: The Game 17
2.3 Equipments Used in Paintball 20 2.4 The Legality of Paintball in Malaysia 24
2.5 The Problems of Misuse of Paintball Markers in Malaysia 26
2.6 The Laws on Paintball in Other Countries 27 2.6.1 Introduction on the Various Laws on Paintball Markers in
Countries
2.6.2 Governing Paintball Markers under the Australian and Singapore Firearms Act
2.6.3 Governing of Paintball Markers under United Kingdom's and Canada's Specific Acts
2.7 Conclusion 36
Chapter Three:
3.0 Identification and Comparison of the Rules and Regulations Available Pertaining to Paintball
3.1 Introduction 37 3.2 Inter-jurisdiction Comparative - How Malaysian Law Differs Act in 37
Its Effectiveness From Other State's Laws
3.3 Commentaries on Unreported Cases of Misuses of Paintball 45 Markers in Malaysia
3.4 Conclusion 47
Chapter Four:
4.0 Conjecture of the Research
4.1 Achieving the Edge by Proactive Prevention 48
4.2 The Downside of Change 50 4.3 Recommendations 52 4.4 Conclusion 52
Bibliography Appendixes
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