Tougher Environmental Quality Act have been in effect since July 7, says DOE

PUTRAJAYA: Amendments to the Environmental Quality Act that mete out harsher penalties of up to RM10mil in fines coupled with mandatory jail time for polluters have been in effect since July 7, says the Department of Environment (DOE).

Its director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said the amendments, which were approved by Parliament in March, were gazetted on July 6.