Section 20
Developer to hand over sewerage system of new development to Director
of Sewerage Services Enactment 2017
Subject to subsections (2) and (5), a developer of a new development shall, upon the issuance of the certificate of practical completion of the sewerage system or part of the systems by a qualified person, hand over the sewerage system or part of the systems within the development to the Director at no cost, for the purposes set out in subsection
(3)
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(2)
The Director shall accept the sewerage system or part of the systems after the
Director is satisfied that the sewerage system or part of the systems meets the standards and specifications requirements of the sewerage services as set out by relevant authorities.
(3)
Upon the sewerage system or part of the systems being handed over to the
Director, the Director shall operate and maintain such system.
(4)
The developer shall provide or cause the owner of the land to provide the Director access to the sewerage system or part of the systems for the purposes of operating and maintaining such system.
(5)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a developer who owns a private sewerage system or any part of the system or provides sewerage services for the sole purpose of collecting, conveying, treating and disposing sewage by means of a private sewerage system is exempted from the obligations under this section.
(6)
A person who fails to comply with this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(7)
In this section, “qualified person” means a person who is recognized by the
Director as a person qualified to issue a certificate of practical completion for the purpose of subsection (1).