Environmental Quality Act 1974 · Updated to 7 Jul 2024 · Part IV · Prohibition and Control of Pollution
Environmental Quality Act 1974 · Updated to 7 Jul 2024 · Part IV · Prohibition and Control of Pollution
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
No person shall, unless licensed, emit or cause or permit to be emitted any noise greater in volume, intensity or quality in contravention of the acceptable conditions specified under section 21.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than ten thousand ringgit and not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both, and shall also be liable to a further fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit for every day during which the offence continues after a notice by the Director General requiring him to cease the act specified therein has been served on him.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
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Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
pollution
“pollution” means an act or process, whether natural or artificial, resulting in the introduction of any pollutant into the environment in contravention of the acceptable conditions as specified in the regulations made under section 21;
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