Malaysia legislation
Section 64
Section 64
(a)
a private sewerage system, septic tank, individual internal sewerage piping or common internal sewerage piping on any premises or which serves any premises; or
(b)
a private connection pipe connecting any premises to a public sewerage system, is defective or is not properly maintained or is in need of repair, the Commission may issue a direction to the owner, management corporation or occupier of such premises or the owner of or the management corporation responsible for the private sewerage system, septic tank, individual internal sewerage piping, common internal sewerage piping or private connection pipe to have such private sewerage system, septic tank, individual internal sewerage piping, common internal sewerage piping or private connection pipe repaired or put in proper order within the period specified in the direction.
(2)
If the Commission is satisfied that, due to any obstruction, any premises on which a septic tank is situated does not have adequate access for the purpose of desludging the septic tank, the
Commission may issue a direction to the owner, management corporation or occupier of such premises to remove such obstruction within the period specified in the direction.
(3)
If the person to whom a direction issued under subsection
(1)
or (2) fails to comply with the direction within the period specified in the direction—
(a)
the Commission or any person authorized by the
Commission may, at the expiration of such period, do the work required in the direction and may recover the expenses incurred in doing so from the owner, management corporation or occupier; or
(b)
the Commission may direct the service licensee in that sewerage services area to manage and operate the private sewerage system, septic tank, individual internal sewerage piping, common internal sewerage piping or private connection pipe, as the case may be, for such period as the Commission may decide and to charge the owner, management corporation or occupier for services rendered by that service licensee.
(4)
For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), the owner, management corporation and occupier of the premises shall grant the service licensee access to the private sewerage system, septic tank, individual internal sewerage piping, common internal sewerage piping or private connection pipe, as the case may be, for the purposes of operating and maintaining the private sewerage system, septic tank, individual internal sewerage piping, common internal sewerage piping or private connection pipe, as the case may be.
Duty to operate and maintain private sewerage system, etc.