Water Act

Last Update on 12/11/2021

Flood barrier

  • Drainage Works Act 1954 (1988)
  • Local Government Act (1976): (Peninsula)
  • Earthworks By-Laws
  • Roads, Drains and Buildings Act 1974 (1994)
  • Town and Country Planning Act 1976

River Management

  • Water Act 1920 (Act 418) & Water Supply (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Act 1998 (Act 581)
  • Mining Enactment 1962 (FMS Cap 147)
  • Environmental Quality Regulations 1974 (Act 127) & Subsidiary Legislation
  • Ministerial Functions Act 1969
  • National Forestry Act 1984 (Act 313) & Wood Based Industry (State Legislature) Act 1984
  • Fisheries Act 1985 (Act 317) and Regulations
  • Water Act 1989 - Chapter 15
  • Sewerage Services Act 1993 (Act 508) & Regulations and Orders

Coastal Management

  • Town and Country Planning Act 1976
  • Environmental Quality Act 1974: (1985)
  • Environmental Quality Order 1987 (Environmental Impact Assessment - Prescribed Activities)
  • Mining Enactment 1936 (FMS, Cap 147)
  • Fisheries Act 1963 (1985) /Inland Fisheries Act

Hydrology & Water Resources

  • Drainage Works Act 1954 (1988)
  • Water Act 1920 (Cap 146) (1989)

Environmentally Friendly Drainage

  • Roads, Drains and Buildings Act 1974 (Act 133) - Section 70A (9)
  • Roads, Drains and Buildings Act 1974 (Act 133) - Section 71

Agricultural Drainage

  • Third Country Agricultural Policy (1998-2010)
  • Irrigation Works Act 1953 (1989)
  • Drainage Works Act 1954 (1988)
  • Water Act 1920 (Cap 146) (1989)
  • Fisheries Act 1963 (1985) /Inland Fisheries Act

Land Act

  • National Land Code 1965 And Waters
  • Land Conservation Act 1960