Bill to compel polluters to pay for restoring water supply tabled in Dewan Rakyat


KUALA LUMPUR: The Water Services Industry (Amendment) Bill 2024, which aims to empower courts to order polluters to cover the cost of restoring contaminated water supply systems, was tabled for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Oct 14).

The bill, which seeks to amend the Water Services Industry Act 2006 (Act 655), was tabled by Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

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