Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 34a the following section:
“Prohibition order for prescribed activities 34aa. (1) The Director General may issue a prohibition order or stop work order to the person carrying out the prescribed activities—
(a)
without the approval under subsection 34a(3);
(b)
who violates any conditions attached to the approval of the report; or
(c)
which in the opinion of the Director General are being carried out in a manner that is likely to cause environmental damage.
(2)
The prohibition order or stop work order may be issued for the purpose of preventing the prescribed activities from continuing—
(a)
either absolutely or conditionally;
(b)
for such period as the Director General may determine;
or
(c)
until requirements to remedy as the Director General may direct have been complied with.
(3)
Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
(a)
to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both; and
(b)
for a continuous offence, to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit for everyday during which the offence continues after a notice has been served by the Director General upon the person requiring the person to comply with the act specified in it.”.
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Amendment of section 36c