Malaysia legislation
Section 55
Section 55
(a)
makes or causes to be made any drain into any of the drains or into any canal or stream under the control of the local authority;
(b)
closes up stops or deviates any drains;
shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit, and a Magistrate’s Court on the application of the local authority, shall make a mandatory order requiring the owner to demolish, alter, re-make or otherwise deal with such drain as the Court thinks fit.
Water closets and trade effluent not to communicate with river, etc., without approval
(2)
No water closet or privy shall be allowed to communicate with any river, canal, stream, pond, lake, sea or with any public surface or storm water drain without the prior written permission of the local authority responsible for such drain or, in any other case, without the consent of the State Authority.
(3)
No trade effluent shall be discharged into or allowed to communicate with any river, canal, stream, pond, lake, sea or with any public surface or storm water drain without the prior written permission of the local authority responsible for such drain or, in any other case, without the consent of the State Authority and the local authority or the State Authority may impose conditions to such permission.
Penalty
(4)
Any person who sends, causes or permits to be discharged or sent into or along any river, canal, stream, pond, lake, sea or into or along any public surface or storm water drain any night soil or excrementitious matter contrary to subsection (2) or any trade effluent contrary to subsection (3) or contrary to any conditions imposed in the permission granted shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
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one thousand ringgit for each offence and a Magistrate’s Court shall on the application of the local authority or of the State Authority as the case may be make a mandatory order requiring the owner to take such steps as the Court thinks fit to prevent any such communication or discharge.
Rainwater pipes not to be used as soil pipes