Malaysia legislation
Section 30
Section 30
(a)
any premises are so infested with rats, mice, snakes, insects or other vermin; or
(b)
there exist, in any premises, wasps, bees, hornets or other insects capable of stinging and the Director or public health officer is of the opinion that there is a probability, risk or danger that the persons in those premises or in the vicinity thereof may be stung by them, or if any of those persons has been stung by them, the Director or public health officer may, by notice in writing, require the owner or occupier of the premises at his own expense to take such measures as the Director or public health officer may consider necessary, within such time and date as may be specified in the notice, for the destruction of the rats, mice, snakes, wasps, bees, hornets or
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other insects or vermins, or the removal of their breeding places and for preventing their reappearance.
(2)
Where wasps, bees, hornets or other insects capable of stinging exist in any vacant premises and the owner cannot by the exercise of reasonable diligence be found, and the Director or public health officer is of the opinion that persons in the vicinity of the premises are in imminent danger of being stung by them, or if any such persons have been stung by them, he may enter upon the premises and take such measures as he considers necessary for their destruction, for the removal of their breeding places and for preventing their reappearance, and the costs and expenses thereby incurred may be recovered from the owner of such premises if he could be subsequently located.
Premises for designated trades 31.—
No person shall use any premises for a designated trade without first obtaining a licence from a local authority, to be issued pursuant to regulations made under section 64.
(2)
Where a designated trade is also a prescribed trading activity under the Land Use (Control of Prescribed Trading Activities)
Ordinance, 1997 [Cap. 23], and carried out within a designated area under that Ordinance, no licence shall be issued under this Ordinance unless a licence under that Ordinance has been issued for that trading activity.
Regular inspection of designated premises 32.—
The Director or any public health officer shall make regular inspection of premises used for a designated trade, and may, by Order in writing, direct the owner or occupier thereof to take all or any measures at the expense of the owner or occupier, within such time and date to be specified in the Order—
(a)
to improve the sanitary condition of such premises;
(b)
if the premises or any part thereof are found to be infested with disease bearing insects or rodents, to disinfect the
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same or to remove breeding places for such insects or rodents and preventing their reappearance; and
(c)
to cleanse the premises or part thereof internally or externally or both internally and externally.
(2)
Any person who fails to comply with the Order issued under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both such fine and imprisonment.