Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 s 102
s 102 Take back system and deposit refund system
(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette establish take back system which—
(a) require that specified products or goods after use shall be taken back by the manufacturer, assembler, importer or dealer and that the manufacturer, assembler, importer or dealer shall be obliged on their own account and cost to recycle or dispose any products or goods taken back in a specified manner;
(b) require that any person shall deliver specified products or goods to the manufacturer, assembler, importer or dealer; and
(c) require any dealer of specified products or goods to receive and store specified products or goods to be taken back.
(2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, establish deposit refund system and determine—
(a) the specified products or goods;
(b) the deposit refund amount;
(c) the labelling of the products or goods; and
(d) the obligations of the dealers of the products or goods.
(3) Any person who contravenes any order made under subsections (1) and (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
Malay text (authoritative)
Sistem terima balik dan sistem bayaran balik deposit
(1) Menteri boleh, melalui perintah yang disiarkan dalam Warta mewujudkan sistem terima balik yang—
(a) menghendaki supaya keluaran atau barang tertentu yang telah digunakan hendaklah diterima balik oleh pengeluar, pemasang, pengimport atau pengedar dan supaya pengeluar, pemasang, pengimport atau pengedar itu hendaklah menanggung perbelanjaan dan kos sendiri untuk mengitar semula atau melupuskan apa-apa keluaran atau barang yang diterima balik mengikut cara yang tertentu;
(b) menghendaki supaya mana-mana orang hendaklah menghantar keluaran atau barang kepada pengeluar, pemasang, pengimport atau pengedar itu; dan
(c) menghendaki supaya mana-mana pengedar keluaran dan barang tertentu untuk menerima dan menstorkan keluaran dan barang tertentu yang diterima balik.
(2) Menteri boleh, melalui perintah yang disiarkan dalam Warta, mewujudkan sistem bayaran balik deposit dan menentukan—
(a) keluaran dan barang tertentu;
(b) amaun bayaran balik deposit;
(c) pelabelan keluaran dan barang; dan
(d) obligasi pengedar keluaran dan barang.
(3) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar mana-mana perintah yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (1) dan (2) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi sepuluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi enam bulan atau kedua-duanya.
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Text as at 1 November 2017 (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).
