Section 129

A person who uses or supplies any non-standard equipment, device, material, system or facility that he knows or has reason to believe is a non-standard equipment, device, material, system or facilitiy to be used for any purpose of installing, working or operating the equipment, device, material, system or facility commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

In any proceedings under this Act or its subsidiary legislation, any document purporting to be a certificate given by an authorized officer certifying that any particular equipment, device or material is a non-standard equipment, device or material shall be admissible as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it until the contrary is proved.

Offence for giving false or misleading information 130.

A person who discloses or provides information to the

Commission or its authorized officers that he knows or has reason to believe is false or misleading commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

Power to take action 131.

Nothing in this Act shall prevent or shall be held to prevent a licensee from instituting any action or suit against any person for damage caused to any water supply system or sewerage system or any part of the systems, or to prevent any person from being prosecuted for an offence in respect of any water supply system or sewerage system or part of the systems which is under the control or management of the licensee.

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