Malaysia legislation

Section 15

of IRRIGATION AREAS ACT 1953

Section 15

Any person who—

(a)

wilfully or maliciously blocks up or obstructs or causes to be in any way blocked up or obstructed;

(b)

encroaches on or attempts to take fish by means of a fish trap out of any irrigation tank, channel or water-course;

or

(c)

breaches or cuts through the banks or sides of the same, shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding three hundred ringgit or both.

Waste or obstruction of water