The Dewan Rakyat passed the Environmental Quality (Amendment) Bill 2023, aiming to strengthen environmental enforcement and combat pollution and environmental crimes with increased penalties.
The Dewan Rakyat on Monday passed the Environmental Quality (Amendment) Bill 2023, which amends the Environmental Quality Act 1974. Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the amendments could further strengthen enforcement, prevent environmental pollution and crimes by increasing penalty rates and fines, and enabling decisive action against environmental offenders.
Nik Nazmi said the firmness through this increase in fines is a signal of the government's seriousness in combating pollution and environmental crimes in Malaysia. The ministry is always committed to finalizing this bill as one of the efforts to empower aspects of environmental conservation and preservation which are shared responsibilities. Earlier, 16 MPs were involved in debating the bill before it was passed by a voice vote after the third reading. This bill involves amendments to 28 sections of Act 127 which include, among others, the enhancement of penalties with a minimum fine range of not less than RM5,000, a maximum fine not exceeding RM10mil, and mandatory imprisonment not exceeding five years. The bill also stipulates a maximum fine of RM10mil 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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