Section 77
of Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007
Section 77
Any person who by a deliberate or rash or negligent act or omission caused damage to receptacles, vehicles or solid waste management facilities commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not less than ten thousand ringgit and not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
(2)
Any person who causes any damage under subsection (1)
shall, in addition to the penalty under that subsection, make good or be liable to pay full compensation for the damage he has done within a specified time as the court thinks fit.
(3)
Without prejudice to subsection (1), any court before which a person is charged with an offence under this Act—
(a)
may assess the compensation payable under this section;
and
(b)
may make an order for the payment of the compensation, and any such order may be enforced as if it were a judgment in civil action.
(4)
Nothing shall operate to relieve the person with whom an agreement has been made under section 4 or a licensee from liability arising under subsection (1) and the person or licensee shall also be liable to any damage shown to have resulted from any deliberate or rash or negligent act or omission on the part of persons employed by him, or his servants or agents.
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