Malaysia legislation
Section 56
Section 56
(1)
No person shall –
(a)
throw overboard ballast, garbage, sludge, quarry wastes or other deleterious substances in any river or lake, or in any water where fishing or aquaculture is carried on;
(b)
leave or place or cause to be thrown, left or placed, on the shore, beach or bank of any river or lake, remains or offal of fish or of animals; or
(c)
leave decayed or decaying fish in any net, pen or other fishing appliances or aquaculture facility or holding facility set in any river or lake.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction –
(a)
if a corporate body to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit;
and
(b)
if not a corporate body to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit, or to imprisonment for a tern not exceeding two years or to both.
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Discharging or placing of deleterious substance in riverine waters.