Environmental Quality Act 1974 · Updated to 7 Jul 2024 · Part IV · Prohibition and Control of Pollution
33A. Environmental audit
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Director General may require 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, to carry out an environmental audit and to submit an audit report in the manner as may be prescribed by the Minister by regulations made under this Act.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
For the purpose of carrying out an environmental audit and to submit a report thereof—
environmental audit
“environmental audit” means a periodic, systematic, documented and objective evaluation to determine— (a) the compliance status to environmental regulatory requirements; (b) the environmental management system; and (c) the overall environmental risk of the premises;
the Director General may appoint a qualified person; or
the Director General may request the owner or occupier to appoint a qualified person from amongst the qualified persons listed under subsection (3).
For the purpose of this section, the Director General shall maintain a list of qualified person who may carry out any environmental audit and submit a report thereof.
qualified person
“qualified person” means a person who fulfils the requirement as the Director General may determine to conduct an environmental audit and environmental impact assessment, and to submit a report thereon;
Terms defined in s 2
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
environmental audit
Defined · s 2“environmental audit” means a periodic, systematic, documented and objective evaluation to determine— (a) the compliance status to environmental regulatory requirements; (b) the environmental management system; and (c) the overall environmental risk of the premises;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for environment protection;
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;
qualified person
Defined · s 2“qualified person” means a person who fulfils the requirement as the Director General may determine to conduct an environmental audit and environmental impact assessment, and to submit a report thereon;
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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