Malaysia legislation

Section 55

of Sabah Inland Fisheries And Aquaculture Enactment 2003

Section 55

(1)

No person shall carry out any activity on land or near inland waters that may result in the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat.

(2)

For the purpose of this section the activity shall include but not limited to –

(a)

any alteration, erection, extension, placement, removal, use or demolition of any structure or part of any structure in, on, under or over land; or

(b)

any excavation, drilling, tunnelling or other disturbance of land; or

(c)

reclaim or drain any foreshore, lake bottom or riverbed; or

(d)

alter, erect, demolish, place, reconstruct or remove any structure or part of any structure that is fixed in, on, under or over any foreshore, lake bottom or riverbed; or

(e)

damage, destroy or disturb any foreshore, lake bottom or riverbed by excavating, drilling or tunnelling other than for lawful purposes under any written law.

(3)

The Director may authorise any of the activity mentioned in subsection (2)

subject to such conditions as he deems fit.

(4)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

Prohibition to throw overboard of ballast, garbage, sludge, etc..

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