5. Amendment of section 18

Section 18 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (3) the following subsection:

“(3)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (1a)

commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five thousand ringgit and not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both, and shall also be liable to a further fine of one thousand ringgit for every day during which the offence continues after a notice by the Director General requiring him to cease the act specified therein has been served on him.”.

Environmental Quality (Amendment)