Environmental Regulations

This site is designed to provide quick information related to environmental regulations, such as in scheduled waste management, industrial effluent treatment system and other environmental pollution control. We hope to bring about awareness to our clients the legislative requirement of Malaysia’s government in environmental issues. For more information, please refer to the website of Department of Environment Malaysia at http://www.doe.gov.my and http://eswis.doe.gov.my/

Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005 Environmental Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulations 2009
*extraction from the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (ACT 127), Regulations, Rules & Orders

 

Our Licenses for Prescribed Premise (Scheduled Wastes Treatment and Disposal Facilities)

License No. 003605
License No. 002441

 

Our Licenses for Scheduled Waste Contractor
License No. 003606
License No. 002442

 

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Waste Contractor Appointment Letter- TWG/SBT/99-2 (License No. 002453 & 002454)
Waste Contractor Appointment Letter- TWG/SBT/99-2 (License No. 002441 & 002442)

 

Regulation 3
Notification of the generation of scheduled wastes
(1) Every waste generator shall, within 30 days from the date of generation of scheduled wastes, notify the Director General of the new categories and quantities of scheduled wastes which are generated.

 

Regulation 4

Disposal of scheduled wastes
(1) Scheduled wastes shall be disposed of at prescribed premises only.
(2) Scheduled wastes shall, as far as is practicable, be rendered innocuous prior to disposal.

 

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*extraction from the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (ACT 127), Regulations, Rules & Orders

 

Regulation 9

Performance Monitoring of Effluent Treatment System

 

(1)   An owner or occupier of a premise shall –

 

(a) Conduct performance monitoring of the components of the effluent treatment system in the manner as specified in the Guidance Document on Performance Monitoring of Industrial Effluent Systems issued by Department of Environment

 

(b) Equip himself or itself with facilities, relevant equipment or instruments for the purpose of conducting performance monitoring referred to in paragraph

 

(2)   In this regulation, “performance monitoring” means the routine monitoring of certain characteristics to provide an indication that a treatment process is functional and capable of treating the industrial effluent or mixed effluent.

 

 

Regulation 10

Competent Person

 

(1)   The operation of an industrial effluent treatment system shall be supervised by a competent person.

 

(2)   A competent person shall be any person who has been certified by the Director General that he is duly qualified to supervise the operation of an industrial effluent treatment system.

 

(3)   An owner or occupier of a premise shall ensure that a competent person is on duty at any time the industrial effluent treatment system is in operation.

 

 

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