KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Environmental Quality (Amendment) Bill 2023 which is to amend the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Act ...
: The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Environmental Quality Bill 2023 which is to amend the Environmental Quality Act 1974 .said the amendments to the act could further strengthen enforcement, prevent environmental pollution and crimes from continuing to occur by increasing penalty rates and fines, as well as enabling decisive action to be taken against environmental offenders.
“The ministry is always committed to finalising this bill as one of the efforts to empower aspects of environmental conservation and preservation which are shared responsibilities,“ he said in a statement. Earlier, 16 Members of Parliament were involved in debating the bill before it was passed by a voice vote after the third reading.
“This bill also stipulates a maximum fine of RM10 million for offences involving water pollution, oil waste pollution, and waste disposal in Malaysian waters, as well as illegal disposal of scheduled waste.
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