Published on: Wednesday, March 03, 2021
By: Sidney Skinner
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An open truck was deployed to the area to remove the waste.
Penampang home-owners risk being slapped with a compound of up to RM500 if they are caught open-burning in their respective areas.
A District Council spokesman said such action could be taken in extreme cases, under the agency’s Anti-Litter By-Law 1984.
“The culprits can also be deemed to have contravened the Local Government Ordinance 1961,” he said.
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“Ratepayers will initially be verbally advised not to incinerate any rubbish in their neighbourhoods.”
If they failed to comply with these instructions, then notices would be served to these home-owners, according to him. The spokesman said those living in Taman Sindo received written warnings from the Council in February.