Section 4

own a public water supply system or public sewerage system or any part of the systems; or

undertake, provide or make available any water supply services or sewerage services or part of the services by means of operating a public water supply system or public sewerage system, unless he holds an individual licence granted under this Act.

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Notwithstanding subsection (1), a developer of a sewerage system or water supply system who is required under section 47

to hand over such sewerage system or water supply system to a licensee shall not be required to hold an individual licence for the ownership of the sewerage system or water supply system until the sewerage system or water supply system is completed or commissioned, whichever is earlier.

An individual licensee shall not provide any of the licensed activities referred to in subsection (1) except in accordance with the conditions of the individual licence granted to the licensee.

A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both.

Power to exempt from requirement for individual licence