Section 60
Unauthorized connection to public sewer, etc.
of Water Services Industry Act 2006
(1)
No person shall, without the prior written permission of the Commission—
(a)
make or cause or permit any private connection pipe, drain or sewer to connect directly or indirectly to any public sewer or public sewage treatment works; or
(b)
close up, obstruct, stop or deviate any public sewer.
(2)
The Commission may—
(a)
order any person contravening subsection (1) to discontinue the use of, or demolish or otherwise remove, any obstruction, private connection pipe, drain or sewer in contravention of that subsection; or
(b)
demolish or otherwise remove the obstruction, private connection pipe, drain or sewer and recover the expenses incurred in doing so from the person.
(3)
The Commission may refuse to permit any person to make a connection to any public sewer or public sewage treatment works if—
(a)
the public sewer or public sewage treatment works do not or will not have the necessary capability or capacity to receive the sewage which will be discharged through the proposed connection; or
(b)
it appears to the Commission that the mode of construction or the condition of the public sewer or public sewage treatment works is such that the making of the connection is likely to be prejudicial to the public sewerage system.
(4)
A person who contravenes subsection (1) or fails to comply with an order issued under subsection (2) 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.