Malaysia legislation
Section 18
Section 18
(1A)
The Minister, after consultation with the Council, may by order prescribe the vehicle or ship used for the movement, transfer, placement or deposit of wastes (hereinafter referred to as prescribed conveyance) the use of which by any person shall, unless he is the
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holder of a licence issued in respect of the prescribed conveyance, be an offence under this Act.
(2)
Subsection (1) do not apply to a person—
(a)
who, on the date of the coming into operation of this Act, is the occupier of prescribed premises, and within the prescribed period after that date makes application for a licence in respect of those prescribed premises;
(b)
who, where by virtue of any order made by the Minister from time to time amending any previous order made under this section, premises not previously prescribed premises become prescribed premises, is, consequent upon the order, the occupier of any prescribed premises, and who within the prescribed period after the publication of the order in the
Gazette makes application for a licence in respect of those prescribed premises;
(c)
who has made application for the transfer to him of a licence in respect of any prescribed premises and made the application within the prescribed period after he became the occupier of those prescribed premises, until his application has been finally determined.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (1A) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five thousand ringgit and not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both, and shall also be liable to a further fine of one thousand ringgit for every day during which the offence continues after a notice by the Director General requiring him to cease the act specified therein has been served on him.
Prohibition against causing vehicle, ship or premises to become prescribed conveyance or prescribed premises