Environmental Quality Act 1974 · Updated to 7 Jul 2024 · Part IV · Prohibition and Control of Pollution
34. Exemptions
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
If the Director General is satisfied on the application of any person interested that it is expedient to do so for the purpose of enabling investigation or research relevant to the problem of pollution to be
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
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carried out without rendering the applicant liable to proceedings under this Act or the regulations made thereunder, the Director General may by notice in writing to the applicant exempt, wholly or to a limited extent any premises or any equipment or industrial plant, subject to such conditions and for such period as may be specified in the notice.
premises
“premises” includes messuages, buildings, lands, and hereditaments of every tenure and any machinery or plant;
Terms defined in s 2
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
industrial plant
Defined · s 2“industrial plant” means any plant used for the generation of power or for any industrial use or for the operation of ships, dredges, locomotives, cranes or other machines;
pollution
Defined · s 2“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;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” includes messuages, buildings, lands, and hereditaments of every tenure and any machinery or plant;
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