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Water Services Industry Act 2006 s 20

Water Services Industry Act 2006 s 20

s 20 Requirement for class licence

(1) Subject to section 22, no person shall— (a) own a private water supply system or private sewerage system or any part of the systems; or (b) undertake, provide or make available any water supply services or sewerage services or part of the services by means of operating a private water supply system or private sewerage system, unless he holds a class licence granted under this Act. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an individual licensee is not required to apply for a class licence for the activities specified in subsection (1) within its water supply distribution area or sewerage services area if the terms of the individual licence authorizes the individual licensee to carry out any such activities. (3) A class licensee shall not provide any of the licensed activities referred to in subsection (1) except in accordance with the conditions of the class licence granted to the class licensee. (4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kehendak bagi lesen kelas

(1) Tertakluk kepada seksyen 22, tiada seorang pun boleh— (a) memiliki suatu sistem bekalan air persendirian atau sistem pembetungan persendirian atau mana-mana bahagian sistem itu; atau (b) mengusahakan, menyediakan atau mengadakan apa-apa perkhidmatan bekalan air atau perkhidmatan pembetungan atau sebahagian daripada perkhidmatan itu dengan cara mengendalikan suatu sistem bekalan air persendirian atau sistem pembetungan persendirian, melainkan jika dia memegang suatu lesen kelas di bawah Akta ini. (2) Walau apa pun subseksyen (1), pemegang lesen individu tidak dikehendaki untuk memohon untuk suatu lesen kelas bagi aktiviti yang dinyatakan dalam subseksyen (1) yang berada dalam kawasan pengagihan bekalan air atau kawasan perkhidmatan pembetungannya jika terma lesen individu itu membenarkan pemegang lesen individu itu menjalankan apa-apa aktiviti sedemikian. (3) Pemegang lesen kelas tidak boleh menyediakan apa-apa aktiviti berlesen yang disebut dalam subseksyen (1) kecuali mengikut syarat lesen kelas yang diberikan kepada pemegang lesen kelas itu. (4) Seseorang yang melanggar subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi dua ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya.

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Find Act 655 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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).

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