Environmental Quality Act 1974 · s 25

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25.
Restrictions on pollution of inland waters
(1) No person shall, unless licensed, emit, discharge or deposit any environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes into any inland waters in contravention of the acceptable conditions specified under section 21.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a person shall be deemed to emit, discharge or deposit wastes into inland waters if—

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(a) he places any wastes in or on any waters or in a place where it may gain access to any waters;
(b) he places any waste in a position where it falls, descends, drains, evaporates, is washed, is blown or percolates or is likely to fall, descend, drain, evaporate or be washed, be blown or percolated into any waters, or knowingly or through his negligence, whether directly or indirectly, causes or permits any wastes to be placed in such a position;
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(c) he causes the temperature of the receiving waters to be raised or lowered by more than the prescribed limits.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and shall also be liable to a fine of not less than fifty thousand ringgit and not exceeding ten million ringgit.

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s 25Restrictions on pollution of inland waters

(1)

No person shall, unless licensed, emit, discharge or deposit any environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes into any inland waters in contravention of the acceptable conditions specified under section 21.

(2)

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a person shall be deemed to emit, discharge or deposit wastes into inland waters if—

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(a)

he places any wastes in or on any waters or in a place where it may gain access to any waters;

(b)

he places any waste in a position where it falls, descends, drains, evaporates, is washed, is blown or percolates or is likely to fall, descend, drain, evaporate or be washed, be blown or percolated into any waters, or knowingly or through his negligence, whether directly or indirectly, causes or permits any wastes to be placed in such a position;

(c)

he causes the temperature of the receiving waters to be raised or lowered by more than the prescribed limits.

(3)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and shall also be liable to a fine of not less than fifty thousand ringgit and not exceeding ten million ringgit.