Environmental Quality Act 1974 · Updated to 7 Jul 2024 · Part VI · Miscellaneous
37. Owner or occupier to furnish information
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Director General may by notice require the owner or occupier of any vehicle, ship, premises or aircraft to furnish to him within the period as may be specified in the notice information relating to—
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
the ownership of the vehicle, ship, premises or aircraft;
the use of raw materials, environmentally hazardous substances, or any process, equipment, control equipment or industrial plant found on the vehicle, ship, premises or aircraft;
any environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes discharged or likely to be discharged therefrom; or
any environmental risk that is likely to result from the use of the raw materials, environmentally hazardous substances or process.
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Any person who, when required by the Director General to answer any question or to furnish any information, fails to answer such question or fails to furnish such information as is required or gives any answer or information that is false or misleading in any material respect under this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than five thousand ringgit and not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
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;
environmental risk
Defined · s 2“environmental risk” means any risk, hazard or chances of bad consequences that may be brought upon the environment;
environmentally hazardous substances
Defined · s 2“environmentally hazardous substances” means any natural or artificial substances including any raw material, whether in a solid, semi-solid or liquid form, or in the form of gas or vapour, or in a mixture of at least two of these substances, or any living organism intended for any environmental protection, conservation and control activity, which can cause pollution;
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;
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
pollutants
Defined · s 2“pollutants” means any natural or artificial substances, whether in a solid, semi-solid or liquid form, or in the form of gas or vapour, or in a mixture of at least two of these substances, or any objectionable odour or noise or heat emitted, discharged or deposited or is likely to be emitted, discharged or deposited from any source which can directly or indirectly cause pollution and includes any environmentally hazardous substances;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” includes messuages, buildings, lands, and hereditaments of every tenure and any machinery or plant;
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;