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s 3 Power to make regulations
(1) With a view to protecting persons from danger in connection with the fumigation of premises and articles (including any ship or vehicle) with hydrogen cyanide, the Minister may make regulations with respect to such fumigation and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, there regulations may—
(a) regulate the manner in which the hydrogen cyanide is to be generated and require the admixture therewith of any substance;
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(b) prohibit the carrying out of any such fumigation except by or under the supervision of persons having such training or experience as may be specified in the regulations and by such number of persons as may be so specified;
(c) prohibit the carrying out of any such fumigation except by persons licensed to carry out the same;
(d) regulate the issue, suspension or cancellation of licences for the carrying out of any such fumigation and the terms and conditions subject to which they may be issued and the fees to be charged therefor;
(e) regulate the disposal of the residues of any substances used in the fumigation;
(f) for the purpose of preventing injurious effects resulting from such fumigation, impose temporary restrictions upon the use of any premises or article, and require such tests as may be specified in the regulations to be carried out after such fumigation.
(2) Regulations made under this section shall not apply to any such fumigation carried out in the open air.
(3) If any person contravenes or fails to comply with any regulation made under this section he shall, on conviction, be liable in respect of each offence to a fine of five hundred ringgit.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Dengan maksud melindungı orang-orang dar1- Kuasa ada bahaya yang berkaitan dengan pengasapan premis membua lan artikel (meliputi mana-mana kapal atau kenderaan) peraturan dengan hidrogen sianid, Menteri boleh membuat peraturan-peraturan berkenaan dengan pengasapan itu dan, tanpa menyentuh keluasan makna peruntukanperuntukan yang terdahulu, peraturan-peraturan itu
(a) mengawal cara bagaimana hidrogen sianid akan lijanakan dan menghendaki percampuran apaapa bahan dengannva
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(b) melarang menjalankan apa-apa pengasapan itu
(c) melarang menjalankan apa-apa pengasapan itu kecuali oleh orang-orang yang dilesen untuk menjalankannya;
(d) mengawal pengeluaran, penggantungan atau pembatalan lesen bagi menjalankan apa-apa engasapan ıtu dan terma dan syarat yang te akluk kepadanya lesen itu boleh dikeluarka dan fee yang akan dikenakan bagi maksud itu;
(e) mengawal pelupusan residu apa-apa bahan yang digunakan dalam pengasapan; J) bagı maksud mencegah kesan yang memuda atkan akibat daripada pengasapan itu, menge nakan sekatan sementara ke atas penggunaan mana-mana premis atau artikel, dan menghendaki apa-apa ujian sebagaimana dinyatakan dalam peraturan-peraturan yang akan dijalankan selepas pengasapan itu.
(2) Peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat di bawah seksyen ini tidak terpakai bagi apa-apa pengasapar sedemikian yang dıjalankan di kawasan terbuka.
(3) Jika mana-mana orang melanggar atau gagal mematuhi mana-mana peraturan yang dibuat di bawah seksyen ini dia apabila disabitkan, boleh dikenakan denda sebanyak lima ratus ringgit bagi tiap-tiap satu kesalahan.
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).
