Malaysia legislation
Section 30
Section 30
(1)
This section applies to a person—
(a)
engaging in a water activity, including the construction, installation and use of any work or measure to facilitate or undertake the activity—
(i)
who has not obtained a licence as required by this Enactment;
(ii)
whose licence has been suspended; or
(iii)
who has breached a condition of a licence;
(b)
who is entitled to exercise a private water right in respect of which there has been a breach of a direction made by the Director under this section;
(c)
who has acted contrary to the requirements of a protected waters order referred to in section 29; or
(d)
who has otherwise failed to comply with a requirement of this Part.
(2)
The Director may, by order in writing served on any person referred to in subsection (1), direct the person, in relation to a work or measure constructed or used for undertaking a water activity to—
(a)
remove the whole or any specified part of the work;
(b)
render the work ineffective;
(c)
permit the flow of water through or past the work;
(d)
prevent the use of the work;
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(e)
cease carrying out an activity or implementing a measure;
(f)
carry out remedial or regeneration work; or
(g)
carry out any combination of actions referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f).
(3)
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with an order under this section within the time specified in the order shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine of five hundred ringgit for every day during which the offence continues.
Carrying out of works by the Director.