All GE15 manifestos · BN · Barisan Nasional · Nationwide
Strengthen environmental law and require polluters to pay for treatment
Partly deliveredThe enacted law raised maximum fines for specified offences to RM10 million. Existing recovery powers cover mitigation costs separately, without evidence that the amendment creates the promised RM10 million treatment-cost penalty.
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What the manifesto says
Offer 91 calls for stricter environmental legislation and specifies penalties covering pollution treatment costs up to RM10 million. The legal strengthening and financial measure need checking.
Evidence sources
- Department of Environment · Environmental Quality (Amendment) Act 2024
- Department of Environment · Environmental Quality Act 1974, section 47
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