3.

5 ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTS, LAWS AND
REGULATIONS
RELATED TO
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
AIR POLLUTION
Prohibition on open burning EQA 1974
Burning of trade waste in incinerator only
EQ (Clean Air) Regulations 1978
Asphalt concrete plant
EQ (Clean Air) Regulations 1978
Portland cement plant
EQ (Clean Air) Regulations 1978
Facilities discharging asbestos and free
silica
EQ (Clean Air) Regulations 1978

AIR POLLUTION
Erection etc of chimney
EQ (Clean Air) Regulations 1978
Smoke emission control of motor vehicle
EQ (Control of emission from diesel engines)
Regulations 1996
Gaseous emission control from motor
vehicle
EQ (Control of emission from diesel engines)
Regulations 1996
Declared activities
EQ (Declared activities) (Open burning)
Order 2003

NOISE POLLUTION
Restrictions on noise pollution
EQA 1974
Noise as nuisance
Local Govt Act 1976
WATER POLLUTION
Restrictions on pollution of inland waters
EQA 1974
Prohibition of discharge of wastes into
Malaysian waters
EQA 1974
Prohibition against placing, deposit, etc.
of schedule wastes
EQA 1974
Prohibition against new and altered
source of effluent discharge
EQ (Sewage and industrial effluents)
Regulations 1979
WATER POLLUTION
Acceptable conditions of discharge into
inland waters
EQ (Sewage and industrial effluents) Regulations
1979
Duties of person using or handling highly
toxic pesticide
Pesticides (Highly toxic pesticides) regulations
1996
New sources of discharge
Prohibition against new altered sources of
effluent discharge
EQ (Perbadanan Putrajaya) (Water Pollution Control)
Regulations 1998




SOIL POLLUTION
Restrictions on pollution of the soil
EQA 1974
Siltation
Earthwork by-law 1996
Dust
Street, drainage & building Act 1974
Discharge onto land
Restrictions on the discharge of effluents and
disposal of sludges
EQ (Perbadanan Putrajaya) (Water Pollution
Control) Regulations 1998

IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT
EQ (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact
Assessment) Order 1987
Airport
Land reclamation
Housing
Infrastructure
Ports
Petroleum
Power generation and transmission
Quarries
Transportation
Resort and recreational development
Waste treatment and disposal
Water supply
IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT
EQ (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations
2005
Notification of the generation of scheduled
wastes
Disposal of scheduled wastes
Responsibility of waste generator
Storage of scheduled wastes
Labeling of scheduled wastes
Waste generator shall keep an inventory
of scheduled wastes
TREE PRESERVATION
Tree preservation order
Prohibited from cutting trees unless with
written approval from the relevant
authority
Prohibited from cutting trees from
specified size, age, type or species which
has existed at that location
Act 127 Town & Country Planning 1976