Article: Jail for dumping toxic waste

Farrah Naz Karim
New Straits Times
12-22-2006
Jail for dumping toxic waste
Byline: Farrah Naz Karim
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Main Section

PUTRAJAYA: People who dump toxic waste illegally will be given mandatory jail terms under amendments to be made to the Environmental Quality Act.

At present, the law provides for the maximum fine of RM500,000 or five years' jail, or both.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said the Cabinet had given the nod for the stiffer punishment.

He said the amendments, to be tabled in Parliament in March, would make the mandatory jail sentence applicable to everyone responsible - from the top down.

"They include the chief ...

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