Section 34
Waste placed in receptacles or deposit sites for controlled solid waste
of Solid Waste And Public Cleansing Management Enactment 2022
(1)
Any things which is placed in any receptacle or receptacle chamber for controlled solid waste, with a view to its being emptied or removed, or which is deposited at any place caused to be provided by the Authority for the collection and disposal of controlled solid waste shall be deemed to be solid waste, unless the contrary is proved.
(2)
No person, unless he is licensed under this Enactment to collect the solid waste, shall sort over, disturb or otherwise interfere with any receptacle or receptacle chamber for controlled solid waste, which is placed with a view to its being emptied, or which is deposited at any place caused to be provided by the Authority for the collection and disposal of controlled solid waste -
(a)
regardless of who provides that receptacle or causes it to be provided; and
(b)
whether or not that receptacle is used for public or private purposes.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.
(4)
The Authority may, upon application by the charity groups or any other organization, exempt collection of recyclable solid waste carried out by the charity groups or other organization from the provision of subsection (2).