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ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS

AND REGULATIONS INMAINTAINING

THE STABILITY OF 

ENVIRONMENT

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Environmental Quality Act

(EQA), 1974

Fisheries Act, 1985

Sewage and Industrial

Effluents

Regulations, 1987

Environmental Quality(Clean Air) Regulations

1978 - P.U.(A) 280/78

Environment Impact

Assessment Order , 1987

Motor Vehicles noise Regulations

1987

Control of emission fromdiesel

Engines regulations,1996

Clean air regulations 2000

(Amendment)

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Sewage and

Industrial Effluents

-Application.

-to discharges of effluent into any inland, waters .

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (SEWAGE

AND INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS)

REGULATIONS 1979

-Prohibition against new and altered

sources of effluent discharge.

-effluent discharge must have

written permission of the Director 

General (DOE)

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Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations

1978 - P.U.(A) 280/78

"air impurities" includes smoke, soot, dust, ash (including

flyash), , gases, fumes, mist, odours and radioactive

substance

Burning of trade waste in

incinerator only.

Accompanying documents.

Permissible dark smoke limit for 

new facilities.

Occupier to provide observation

device.

Occupier to test and keep

records.

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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (SCHEDULED WASTES)

REGULATIONS 2005

Disposal of scheduled wastes

Notificatio of the e eratio of 

scheduled wastes

Treatme t of scheduled wastes

Recovery of material or product

from scheduled wastes

Applicatio for special

ma a eme t of scheduledwastes

Stora e of scheduled wastes

Labelli of scheduled wastes

Scheduled wastes tra sported outside

waste e erator's premises

to be accompa ied by i formatio

Spill or accide tal dischar e

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formulated to control marine pollution, protect the

marine environment, maintain the marine ecology,

safeguard public health and sustainably use marine

resources.

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DELEGATION OF

POWERS ON MARINE POLLUTION CONTROL)

ORDER 1993

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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (COMPOUNDING

OF OFFENCES) (OPEN BURNING) RULES 2000

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DECLARED

ACTIVITIES) (OPEN BURNING) ORDER 2003

The sum of money to be collected for 

compounding an offence shall not exceed two

thousand ringgit.

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DELEGATION

OF POWERS) (INVESTIGATION OF OPENBURNING)

ORDER 2000

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Environmental Quality (Prohibition on the use of 

Chlorofluorocarbons and other Gases as

Propellants and Blowing Agents) Order 1995

the prohibition of the use of chlorofluorocarbons

and on other measures to preserve the ozone

layer 

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AIR CONDITIONING INAIR CONDITIONING IN

BUILDINGS & VEHICLE:BUILDINGS & VEHICLE:

general amenity areas, mobile units in arscars and buses

REFRIGERATION:REFRIGERATION: refrigerators, cold storage,

display cabinets, freezers, ice machines

and mini-bars

DRY CLEANING AND DEGREASINGDRY CLEANING AND DEGREASING

solvents used in dry cleaning and special cleaning

AEROSOLS:AEROSOLS: spot cleaning, bathroom and other

surface cleaners, small area paints,

adhesives, insecticides and pesticides

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1. Code of practice for petrol stations 1980 (revised 1993)

2. Air pollution control measures in palm oil mills n1985

(revised 1997)

3. Erection of fuel burning equipment 1981

4. Best practice of fuel burning equipment 1981

5. Best practical means for wood-based Industries 1981

6. Export of scheduled waste 1993

7. Storage of scheduled waste 1993

8. Import of scheduled waste 1994

9. Zero burning of felled plant materials 1994

Environmental Guidelines ± Waste Management

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10. Management and disposal of waste from upstream

petroleum industries 1994

11. Management and disposal of waste from downstream

petroleum industries1994

12. Notification and control procedure for movement of waste

between Malaysiaand Singapore

13. Disposal of asbestos waste 1993 (revised) 1995

14. Disposal of chemical waste from laboratories 2000

15. Handling and management of clinical waste in Malaysia 2002

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Complaints pertaining to the

environmental pollution can be made viamail, phone-call or submitted directly to

the relevant Department of Environment

State Office's. DOE's HQ Control Room

in Putrajaya operates 24 hours.