Malaysia legislation
Section 6
of WORKERS' MINIMUM STANDARDS OF HOUSING AND AMENITIES ACT 1990
Section 6
(a)
to provide free and adequate piped water drawn from a public main, or where the Director General so permits in writing, to provide free and adequate supply of potable piped water drawn from any other source which shall be filtered and treated in a manner approved by the
Director General;
(b)
to provide adequate electricity supply;
(c)
to ensure that the buildings are kept in a good state of repair and painted to present a satisfactory appearance;
and
(d)
to ensure that no unauthorized extensions or structural alterations are made to the buildings.
Employees’ Minimum Standards of Housing,
Accommodations and Amenities 13
(2)
For the purpose of this section, the adequacy of water and electricity supply shall be as determined by the Director General:
Provided that the Director General may, if he is satisfied in any case that it is impracticable to provide piped water supply for each house, approve any other means of water supply:
Provided further that the Director General may, in any case where he is satisfied that the provision of electricity supply is not practicable or viable, exempt the employer in writing from the requirement of such provision.
(3)
Where water supply is drawn from a source other than a public main, the Director General may, for the purpose of ensuring that the water supply is suitable for consumption, cause the Medical Officer of Health to take samples of water supply for analysis and report the costs of which shall be borne by the employer.
(4)
Where water supply is obtained from a public main and is piped to each house, the Director General may, on application made to him, partly or wholly exempt the employer in writing from the requirement to provide free water supply to the employees subject to such conditions as the Director General may impose.
(5)
Where any extension or structural alteration has been made to the buildings without the permission of the Director
General, the Director General may, after giving one month’s notice, require the employer to have the extension or structural alteration demolished.
Erection of building intended to be used for the housing of employees, as nursery or as community hall