Malaysia legislation
Section 131
Section 131
Where a local authority does not either of itself or by contract, provide the service of cleansing closets, dustbins, ashpits, cesspools, septic tanks, sewers or drains belonging to any premises, or removing house refuse, rubbish or night-soil from any premises, it may make by-laws imposing on the owner or occupier of such premises the duty of effectually performing such service in such manner and at such intervals as are prescribed.
By-laws.
A local authority may make by-laws as to all or any of the following matters—
(a)
preventing the accumulation of dust, filth, ashes and refuse on premises, and the duties of owners or occupiers with regard thereto;
(b)
for prescribing the size, material and make of dustbins or movable
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receptacles for refuse to be provided by owners or occupiers of premises and the places where and the times at which such dustbins or receptacles shall be deposited for facilitating the removal of their contents by the local authority;
(c)
the duties of owners or occupiers in connection with house refuse, so as to facilitate the removal of it by scavengers;
(d)
regulating or preventing the keeping of any live or dead animals or birds;
(e)
regulating the situation, construction, drainage and use of any place in which animals or birds are kept, and the disposal of manure;
(f)
for prescribing the times for the removal or carriage through any part of its area of any faecal or other offensive matter or liquid whether such matter or liquid shall be in course of removal or carriage from within or without its area;
(g)
for providing that the vessel, receptacle, cart or carriage used therefor shall be properly constructed and covered so as to prevent the escape of any faecal or other offensive matter or liquid;
(h)
for compelling the cleansing of any place whereon any faecal or other offensive matter or liquid shall have been dropped or split in such removal or carriage;
(i)
for prescribing that no person shall engage in the business of carrying or removing any faecal or other offensive matter or liquid except with a permit from the local authority;
(j)
for prescribing that the owner or occupier of any premises from which any faecal or other offensive matter or liquid is at any time carried or removed by a person who has not a permit from the local authority shall be guilty of an offence;
(k)
for controlling the construction of private sewers and private drains.
Prohibition of interference with rubbish.