Section 1
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This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Amendment of section 2
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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.
Opening note
Opening note
This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
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
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
by inserting after the words “subsection (1)”
the words “or (1a)”;
by substituting for the words “one hundred thousand” the words “one million”; and
by substituting for the words “one year”
the words “ten years”.
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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
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
in subsection (8), by substituting for the words
“subseksyen (1)” the words “subseksyen (3)”.
Amendment of section 121
Section 121 of the principal Act is amended—
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.”;
by inserting after the words “subsection (1)”
the words “or (1a)”;
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
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
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.
The court shall, in making an order under subsection (2a), take into consideration the following factors:
For the purpose of making an order under subsection (2a), the court may hold an inquiry as the court thinks fit.
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
Subsection 122(1) of the principal Act is amended—
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
for the words “fifty thousand” the words
“one million”; and
Subsection 123(3) of the principal Act is amended—
by substituting for the words “one hundred thousand”
the words “one million”; and
by substituting for the words “one year” the words
“ten years”.
Amendment of section 148
Subsection 148(2) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “[Act 593]”.
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,”.
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”.
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.
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.