Environmental Quality Act 1974 · Updated to 7 Jul 2024 · Part V · Appeal and Appeal Board
36A. Research cess
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
For the purpose of conducting, promoting or co-ordinating research in relation to any aspect of pollution or the prevention thereof, the Minister, after consultation with the Minister of Finance and the
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;
Council, may make an order for the imposition and collection, or variation or cancellation of an imposition, of a cess on the waste generated.
Council
“Council” means the Environmental Quality Council established under section 4; Environmental Quality 11
Any order made under subsection (1) may provide—
for different rates of cess to be imposed in respect of the different types of waste generated including the volume and composition of waste;
for the manner of collection of the cess by the Director
General; and
for the exemption of any person or class of persons, or in respect of any waste generated other than for research purposes, from payment of the cess.
*NOTE—Subordinate Courts Rules 1980 [P.U. (A) 328/1980] has been repealed by the Rules of
Court 2012 [P.U. (A) 205/2012] which comes into operation on 1 August 2012–see Order 1, Rule 1
P.U. (A) 205/2012.
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The cess collected under this section shall be paid into the Fund established under section 36B.
Terms defined in s 2
Council
Defined · s 2“Council” means the Environmental Quality Council established under section 4; Environmental Quality 11
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for environment protection;
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;
waste
Defined · s 2“waste” includes any matter prescribed to be scheduled waste, or any matter whether in a solid, semi-solid or liquid form, or in the form of gas or vapour which is emitted, discharged or deposited in the environment in such volume, composition or manner as to cause pollution. Environmental Quality 17
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