(1) All State agencies, departments, water boards or water authorities who are, prior to the coming into operation of this Act, authorized under any written law to—
(a) own a water supply system; or
(b) provide water supply services by means of a water supply system,
shall continue to be authorized under this Act to own or provide the aforesaid facilities and services for a period of one year from the appointed date or such other period as may be extended by the Commission if such State agencies, departments, water boards or water authorities registers with the Commission within three months or such other period as may be extended by the Commission after the appointed date.
(2) The authorization granted to the State agencies, departments, water boards or water authorities under subsection (1) shall lapse if they fail to register with the Commission within three months or the extended period after the appointed date.
(3) The State agencies, departments, water boards or water authorities may at any time prior to the expiry of the authorization period apply for a licence under this Act to continue to—
(a) own a water supply system; or
(b) provide water supply services by means of a water supply system,
after the expiration of the authorization period.
Malay text (authoritative)
Perkhidmatan bekalan air yang sedia ada
(1) Semua agensi, jabatan, lembaga air atau pihak berkuasa air Negeri yang, sebelum Akta ini mula berkuat kuasa, diberi kuasa di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis untuk—
(a) memiliki suatu sistem bekalan air; atau
(b) menyediakan perkhidmatan bekalan air melalui suatu sistem bekalan air,
hendaklah terus diberi kuasa di bawah Akta ini untuk memiliki atau menyediakan kemudahan dan perkhidmatan yang disebut terdahulu selama tempoh satu tahun dari tarikh ditetapkan atau
apa-apa tempoh lain yang dilanjutkan oleh Suruhanjaya jika agensi, jabatan, lembaga air atau pihak berkuasa air Negeri itu berdaftar dengan Suruhanjaya dalam tempoh tiga bulan atau apa-apa tempoh lain yang dilanjutkan oleh Suruhanjaya selepas tarikh ditetapkan.
(2) Pemberikuasaan yang diberikan kepada agensi, jabatan, lembaga air atau pihak berkuasa air Negeri di bawah subseksyen
(1) hendaklah luput jika mereka tidak berdaftar dengan Suruhanjaya dalam tempoh tiga bulan atau tempoh lanjut selepas tarikh ditetapkan.
(3) Agensi, jabatan, lembaga air atau pihak berkuasa air Negeri boleh pada bila-bila masa sebelum tamat tempoh pemberikuasaan itu memohon untuk suatu lesen di bawah Akta ini untuk terus—
(a) memiliki suatu sistem bekalan air; atau
(b) menyediakan perkhidmatan bekalan air melalui suatu sistem bekalan air,
selepas tamatnya tempoh pemberikuasaan itu.
Text as at 1 August 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).
