Malaysia legislation

Section 31

of Sabah Water Resources Enactment 1998

Section 31

(1)

Where a direction made under this Part has not been complied with, the Director or a person authorised by the Director may, for the purposes of effecting the order—

(a)

enter the site of a work, and to the extent necessary to gain access to the work, enter adjoining land;

(b)

carry out the actions or works specified in the order; and

(c)

take any other action in relation to a facility or measure that the Director or authorised person considers to be necessary or expedient.

(2)

Costs and expenses incurred by the Director as a result of action taken under this section are recoverable as a debt owed to the Director by the person on whom the order was served and shall be a charge on that person’s land.

Impounding orders.