Environmental Quality Act 1974 · Updated to 7 Jul 2024 · Part IV · Prohibition and Control of Pollution
32. Owner or occupier to maintain and operate equipment
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The owner or occupier of any vehicle, ship or premises irrespective of whether the vehicle, ship or premises are prescribed under section 18 or otherwise, or aircraft shall maintain any equipment or control equipment installed on the vehicle, ship or premises, or aircraft in good condition and shall operate the equipment or control equipment in a proper and efficient manner.
owner
“owner” shall include the country; or (iv) the agent or trustee of any of the owners described in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii), or where the owner as described in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) cannot be traced or has died, his legal personal representative; (c) any vehicle or aircraft, means the person registered as the owner of the vehicle or aircraft; Environmental Quality 15
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than five thousand ringgit and not exceeding one hundred 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 take action as specified therein has been served on him.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
Power to prohibit or control licensed persons from discharging, etc., of wastes in certain circumstances
Terms defined in s 2
aircraft
Defined · s 2“aircraft” includes any kind of vehicle which may be used for the conveyance of passenger or goods by air;
control equipment
Defined · s 2“control equipment” includes— (a) any apparatus for collecting wastes; (b) any automatic device used for securing the more efficient operation of any equipment; (c) any device to indicate or record pollution or to give warning of excessive pollution; and (d) any other device or facility used for the purpose of limiting pollution;
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
occupier
Defined · s 2“occupier” means a person in occupation or control of— (a) any premises; (b) in relation to premises where different parts of which are occupied by different persons, the respective persons in occupation or control of each part; or (c) any vehicle, ship or aircraft;
owner
Defined · s 2“owner” shall include the country; or (iv) the agent or trustee of any of the owners described in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii), or where the owner as described in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) cannot be traced or has died, his legal personal representative; (c) any vehicle or aircraft, means the person registered as the owner of the vehicle or aircraft; Environmental Quality 15
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” includes messuages, buildings, lands, and hereditaments of every tenure and any machinery or plant;
prescribed
Defined · s 2“prescribed” means prescribed by or under this Act or continued in operation by this Act;
ship
Defined · s 2“ship” includes every description of vessel or craft or floating structure;
vehicle
Defined · s 2“vehicle” means a structure capable of moving or being moved or used for the conveyance of any person or thing and which maintains contact with the ground when in motion;
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