s 31A Prohibition order, etc.
(1) The Minister, after consultation with the Council, may by order published in the Gazette specify the circumstances whereby the Director General may issue a prohibition order to the owner or occupier of any industrial plant or process to prevent its continued operation and release of environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes either absolutely or conditionally, or for such period as he may direct, or until requirements to make remedy as directed by him have been complied with. (2) The Minister, in circumstances where he considers that the environment, public health or safety is under or likely to be under serious threat, may direct the Director General— (a) to issue an order requiring a person to cease all acts that have resulted in the release of environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes; and (b) to effect and render any machinery, equipment, plant or process of the person inoperable. (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both.