Environmental Quality Act 1974 s 31

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s 31 Power to require owner or occupier to install, operate, repair, etc.

(1) Where any environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes are being or are likely to be emitted, discharged or deposited from any vehicle, ship or premises irrespective of whether the vehicle, ship or premises are prescribed under section 18 or otherwise, or from any aircraft, the Director General may by notice in writing require the owner or occupier of the vehicle, ship or premises, or aircraft, to— (a) install and operate any control equipment or additional control equipment; (b) repair, alter or replace any equipment or control equipment; (c) erect or increase the height of any chimney; (d) measure, take a sample of, analyse, record and report any environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants, wastes, effluents or emissions containing pollutants; (e) conduct a study on any environmental risk; (f) install, maintain and operate monitoring programme at the expense of the owner or occupier; or (g) adopt any measure to reduce, mitigate, disperse, remove, eliminate, destroy or dispose of pollution, within such time and in such manner as may be specified in the notice. (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, the Director General may by notice direct the owner or occupier of any vehicle, ship, or premises, or aircraft to emit, discharge or deposit environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes during such periods of day as he may specify and may generally direct the manner in which the owner or occupier shall carry out his trade, industry or process or operate any equipment, industrial plant or control equipment therein. (3) Any person who contravenes the notice issued under subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both and to a further fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit a day for every day that the offence is continued after service on him of the notice specified in subsection (1) or (2).

Malay text (authoritative)

(1) Jika apa-apa pencemar sedang atau mungkin akan Kuasa dıkeluar, dilepas atau diletakkan, darı sesuatu premis, tidak untuk kira samada premis itu adalah premis yang ditetapkan atau hendaki tıdak, Ketua Pengarah boleh dengan notis bertulis meng- penduduk hendaki penduduk premis itu memasang, mengendali, membaiki (a) memasang dan mengendalikan kelengkapan kawalan dsb. atau kelengkapan kawalan tambahan; (b) membaiki, mengubah atau mengganti apa-apa kelengkapan atau kelengkapan kawalan pada premis Subs. AA953 (c) mendirikan atau meninggikan lagi sesuatu corobong, dalam tempoh dan mengikut cara yang dinyatakan dalam notis itu. (2) Walau apapun peruntukan-peruntukan lain yang berlawanan, Ketua Pengarah boleh dengan notis mengarahkan penduduk sesuatu premis mengeluar, melepas atau meletakkan pencemar-pencemar dalam sesuatu tempoh siang har sebagaimana ditentukan olehnya dan boleh pada amiya • mengarahkan cara bagaimana penduduk itu dikehendak menjalankan tred; perinduștrian.atau prosesnya atau mengendalikan apa-apa kelengkapan, loji perindustrian atau kelengkapan kawalan di dalámnya. 3IA... _ins. AA953 [Bah. IV, S. 32-34] Penduduk-

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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