18. Unauthorised connection to public sewer, etc.
(1) No person shall, without the prior written permission of the Director General-
(a) make or cause or permit any private connection pipe, drain or sewer to connect directly or indirectly to any public sewer or public treatment works; or
(b) close up, obstruct, stop or deviate any public sewer.
(2) The Director General may-
(a) order any person contravening subsection (1) to discontinue the use of, or demolish or otherwise remove, any obstruction, private connection pipe, drain or sewer in contravention of that subsection; or
(b) demolish or otherwise remove the obstruction, private connection pipe, drain or sewer and recover the expenses incurred in doing so from the person.
(3) The Director General may refuse to permit any person to make a connection to any public sewer or public treatment work if-
(a) the public sewer or public treatment works do not or will not have the necessary capability or capacity to receive the sewage which will be discharged through the proposed connection; or
(b) it appears to the Director General that the mode of construction or the condition of the public sewer or public treatment works is such that the making of the connection is likely to be prejudicial to the public sewerage system.
(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or fails to comply with an order issued under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit