By Mustakim Ramli
SHAH ALAM, March 14 — All factories and business premises operating along river reserves, especially state-owned land, will be demolished.
The Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) said as for premises on privately-owned or leased properties, written permission to operate must be obtained as resource alteration activity under Section 43 of the Luas Enactment 1999.
The measure is to control the development of factories, farming and housing received by the local authorities, the agency told Kosmo!, yesterday.
“This is based on the gazettement that came at the same time as the enforcement of the Luas Enactment 1999 (September 1999).
“Even though there were factories and business premises which were built before the enactment was enforced, government agencies such as the Land and District Office as well as local authorities can take actions according to the law,” it said.
Luas added that actions have been taken in six cases, which were offences committed towards gazetted rivers including Sungai Selangor, Sungai Langat and Sungai Damansara.
“It involves notices being issued, compounds and charges in court under Section 79 and 43 of the Enactment as well as other relevant departmental laws such as Section 430 of the Penal Code and the Environmental Quality Act of 1974,” it said.
Previously, the Selangor government had demolished eight illegally-built structures including four heavy machinery workshops, two recycling premises, one cattle farm and a door-manufacturing workshop since November 24, 2020.
