Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Other Offences and Duties of Owner and Occupier
12. Prohibition on clearing undergrowth under certain circumstances, etc.
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Any owner, occupier or any other person who intends to do or to cause or permit to be done any of the following, that is to say:
owner
“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the land or house comprised in the premises were let to a tenant;
to cut down or clear any undergrowth or other vegetation within twenty feet of any stream or seepage or running or stagnant water to which shade have been afforded by the development of such undergrowth or other vegetation;
to cut down or clear any jungle, undergrowth or other vegetation; or
to make holes for the purposes of planting, replanting or developing the land, shall notify the Director General or a Medical Officer of Health in writing of his intention not less than fourteen days before the commencement of the work.
The Director General or a Medical Officer of Health on receipt of the notice under subsection (1) may in writing order the owner, occupier or other person to take such measures as he may specify in the written order to prevent the propagation or harbouring of disease-bearing insects.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
No owner or occupier of any premises, including any agricultural holding, shall permit any hole or depression likely to hold water to remain in or upon the land owned or occupied by him for a period longer than seven days from the time when such hole or depression was made, whether such hole or depression was made in the course of clearing, planting or other agricultural operation or by the fall of any tree or in any artificial manner whatsoever, and every such owner or occupier shall fill or cause to be filled in any such hole or depression to the level of the surrounding ground within seven days of the making of such hole or depression:
occupier
“occupier” means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;
Provided that the owner or occupier may allow the hole or depression to remain for a period longer than seven days if he takes any measure to prevent the propagation or harbouring of any disease bearing insects in the hole or depression.
Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section or any order under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
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Terms defined in s 2
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
Medical Officer of Health
Defined · s 2“Medical Officer of Health” means any medical practitioner in the service of the Government or any local authority who is for the time being carrying out the duties of a Medical Officer of Health in any area, district or local authority area, including the airport and port limits thereof, and includes the Deputy Director General of Health (Public Health), the Director of Disease Control, any Deputy Director of Disease Control, any State Director of Health Services and his Deputy;
occupier
Defined · s 2“occupier” means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;
owner
Defined · s 2“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the land or house comprised in the premises were let to a tenant;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” means messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure and includes any place or structure, or any part thereof, used or intended to be used for human habitation or for employment or any other purpose whatsoever;
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