Malaysia legislation
Section 57
Section 57
(1)
No person shall discharge or place or permit the discharge or placing of a deleterious substance of any type in riverine waters or in any place under any condition which may cause such deleterious substance to enter any such water.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction –
(a)
if a corporate body to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit;
and
(b)
if not a corporate body to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
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