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Water Services Industry (Amendment) Act 2025
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Water Services Industry (Amendment) Act 2025 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1744 2025, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2025.
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WATER SERVICES INDUSTRY (AMENDMENT)
ACT 2025
Date of Royal Assent
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27 January 2025
Date of publication in the
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7 February 2025
Gazette
Publisher’s Copyright C
(Appointed Printer to the Government of Malaysia).
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WATER SERVICES INDUSTRY (AMENDMENT)
ACT 2025
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to amend the Water Services Industry Act 2006. [ ]
Opening note
Preamble
- WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the written law relating to control and regulation of water supply services and sewerage services throughout Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan: AND WHEREAS it is also expedient that provisions be made to confer executive authority on the Federation for matters relating to water supply systems and water supply services and to make it clear that the executive authority conferred on the Federation for matters relating to sewerage systems and sewerage services is continued throughout Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan: NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Clause (1) of Article 74 and Clause (2) of Article 80 of the Federal Constitution, IT IS ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title and commencement
Section 2
Amendment of section 2
The Water Services Industry Act 2006 [Act 655], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2, in the national language text, in the definition of “lengkapan air”, by inserting after the words “(selain sesalur utama awam)” a comma.
Amendment of section 61
Section 3
Section 61 of the principal Act is amended—
(c)
by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1a) No person shall discharge into or allow to be discharged into any septic tank any prohibited effluent or any other matter likely to damage or impair the function of the septic tank or cause disturbance to the sewerage services.”; and
(i)
by inserting after the words “subsection (1)”
the words “or (1a)”;
(iii)
by substituting for the words “one year”
the words “ten years”.
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Section 4
Amendment of section 86
Subsection 86(1) of the principal Act is amended in the national language text by inserting after the words
“pemegang lesen” the word “perkhidmatan”.
Amendment of section 110
Section 5
Section 110 of the principal Act is amended in the national language text—
(a)
in paragraph (7)(b), by inserting after the words
“sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan di bawah”
the words “Ordinan Tanah Sabah sebagaimana yang diubah suai oleh”; and
(b)
in subsection (8), by substituting for the words
“subseksyen (1)” the words “subseksyen (3)”.
Amendment of section 121
Section 6
Section 121 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1a) A person who contaminates or causes to be contaminated any watercourse or the water supply system or any part of the watercourse or water supply system with any substance which causes or would likely cause temporary cessation or closure of water supply system or disruption of water supply, commits an offence.”;
(i)
by inserting after the words “subsection (1)”
the words “or (1a)”;
(ii)
in paragraph (b), by substituting for the words
“ten years or to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit” the words “fifteen years or to a fine not less than five hundred thousand ringgit and not exceeding fifteen million ringgit”; and
(iii)
in paragraph (c), by substituting for the words
“not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both” the words “not less than two hundred thousand ringgit and not exceeding ten million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both”; and
(c)
by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:
“(2a) A person who is convicted for an offence under subsection (1) or (1a), shall be liable to pay the costs borne by a licensee to restore the water supply system that has been affected due to the contamination.
(2b)
The court shall, in making an order under subsection (2a), take into consideration the following factors:
(2c)
For the purpose of making an order under subsection (2a), the court may hold an inquiry as the court thinks fit.
(2d)
Section 432 of the Criminal Procedure Code
[Act 593] shall be applicable to any order made under this section.”.
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Amendment of section 122
Section 7
Subsection 122(1) of the principal Act is amended—
(b)
by inserting after paragraph (c) the following paragraph:
“(ca) discharges or throws any waste, sewage, effluent, creature, dead or alive, matter or substance, into any manhole; or”; and
(i)
for the words “fifty thousand” the words
“one million”; and
Section 8
Subsection 123(3) of the principal Act is amended—
Section 9
Amendment of section 148
Subsection 148(2) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “[Act 593]”.
Section 10
Amendment of section 165
Subsection 165(1) of the principal Act is amended in the national language text by inserting after the word “ialah” the words “pengarah,”.
Section 11
Amendment of section 173
Subsection 173(1) of the principal Act is amended in the national language text by substituting for the word “and”
the word “dan”.
Section 12
Amendment of section 174
Paragraph 174(1)(a) of the principal Act is amended in the English language text by inserting after the words “septic tank”
a comma.
Section 13
Amendment of section 180
Subparagraph 180(a)(iv) of the principal Act is amended in the national language text by substituting for the word “sistem”
the word “perkhidmatan” wherever appearing.
Common questions
- What is Akta Industri Perkhidmatan Air (Pindaan) 2025?
- Water Services Industry (Amendment) Act 2025 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1744 2025, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2025.
- Is Akta Industri Perkhidmatan Air (Pindaan) 2025 still in force?
- Yes — Akta Industri Perkhidmatan Air (Pindaan) 2025 is currently in force.
- When did Akta Industri Perkhidmatan Air (Pindaan) 2025 take effect?
- Akta Industri Perkhidmatan Air (Pindaan) 2025 was first recorded in 2025.
- How many sections does Akta Industri Perkhidmatan Air (Pindaan) 2025 have?
- Akta Industri Perkhidmatan Air (Pindaan) 2025 contains 13 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of Akta Industri Perkhidmatan Air (Pindaan) 2025?
- The official text of Akta Industri Perkhidmatan Air (Pindaan) 2025 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.
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