Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Other Offences and Duties of Owner and Occupier
Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Other Offences and Duties of Owner and Occupier
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
No person shall breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any disease-bearing insect without the permission in writing of the Director General.
disease-bearing insect
“disease-bearing insect” means any insect carrying or causing, or capable of carrying or causing, any disease of human beings or domestic animals, and includes the eggs, larvae and pupae of such insect;
Any permission granted under the provisions of subsection (1)—
shall be at the discretion of the Director General upon his being satisfied that the application thereof has been made for a scientific purpose or for purposes of education or research or for other causes acceptable to him;
may be subject to such conditions as the Director General may deem fit to impose; and
may be revoked at any time by the Director General without assigning any reason therefor.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or who commits a breach of any condition imposed under paragraph (2)(b) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
disease-bearing insect
“disease-bearing insect” means any insect carrying or causing, or capable of carrying or causing, any disease of human beings or domestic animals, and includes the eggs, larvae and pupae of such insect;
Part IV