Section 49

wilfully or negligently damages or causes to be damaged any conduit, reservoir, cistern, pump, well, pipe, valve, meter or part of any water supply system belonging to or under the management or control of the

State Water Authority;

unlawfully flushes, draws off, diverts or takes water from any water supply system or part thereof belonging to or under the management or control of the State Water Authority from which water is supplied to any water supply system unless otherwise permitted under any other written law;

bathes, wastes in or throws any rubbish or creature, dead or alive, into any water supply system or part thereof;

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wilfully or negligently deposits or allows to be deposited any earth, materials or liquid in such manner or place into any water supply system or part thereof

wilfully or negligently misuse or waste or allows to be misused or wasted any water supplied from any water supply system either through any public standpipe or hydrant;

(f – g)

Deleted by En.2 of 2022

commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit for each day or part thereof during which the offence is continued.

Unlawful connection of service pipes and continuing offence