The Environmental Quality Act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of Malaysia

The Environmental Quality Act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of Malaysia

In Malaysia, the Environmental Quality Act 1974 is considered to be the most comprehensive piece of legislation promulgated to deal with environmental protection and pollution control. The Act also forms the basic instrument for achieving environmental policy objectives. As a developing country that...

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Main Author: Mustafa, Maizatun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2011
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K Law (General)
KPG Malaysia
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/11387/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/11387/1/2011_-_The_environmental_quality_Act_1974-_a_significant_legal_instrument_for_implementing_environmental_policy_directives_of_Malaysia.pdf
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spelling iium-113872012-10-25T00:35:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11387/ The Environmental Quality Act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of Malaysia Mustafa, Maizatun K Law (General) KPG Malaysia In Malaysia, the Environmental Quality Act 1974 is considered to be the most comprehensive piece of legislation promulgated to deal with environmental protection and pollution control. The Act also forms the basic instrument for achieving environmental policy objectives. As a developing country that strives for economic growth, Malaysia's rapid development activities especially since the early 1980s have unveiled new dimensions to environmental concerns. Since its introduction more than 30 years ago, the scope and strategies of this Act have been constantly amended, altered or improved in the pursuit of environmental policy objectives. Thus, in the context of environmental protection, the Environmental Quality Act 1974 needs to be pro-active and flexible enough to accommodate new measures for facing challenging environmental problems. These changes provide an indication of the increasing complexities of environmental issues facing Malaysia. This paper examines the development of environmental strategies that has taken place within the framework of the Act, based on Malaysia's environmental policy directives particularly on sustainable development. International Islamic University Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11387/1/2011_-_The_environmental_quality_Act_1974-_a_significant_legal_instrument_for_implementing_environmental_policy_directives_of_Malaysia.pdf Mustafa, Maizatun (2011) The Environmental Quality Act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of Malaysia. IIUM Law Journal, 19 (1). pp. 1-34. ISSN 0128-2530 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/437-wwwgooglecom.aspx
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KPG Malaysia
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KPG Malaysia
Mustafa, Maizatun
The Environmental Quality Act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of Malaysia
description In Malaysia, the Environmental Quality Act 1974 is considered to be the most comprehensive piece of legislation promulgated to deal with environmental protection and pollution control. The Act also forms the basic instrument for achieving environmental policy objectives. As a developing country that strives for economic growth, Malaysia's rapid development activities especially since the early 1980s have unveiled new dimensions to environmental concerns. Since its introduction more than 30 years ago, the scope and strategies of this Act have been constantly amended, altered or improved in the pursuit of environmental policy objectives. Thus, in the context of environmental protection, the Environmental Quality Act 1974 needs to be pro-active and flexible enough to accommodate new measures for facing challenging environmental problems. These changes provide an indication of the increasing complexities of environmental issues facing Malaysia. This paper examines the development of environmental strategies that has taken place within the framework of the Act, based on Malaysia's environmental policy directives particularly on sustainable development.
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author Mustafa, Maizatun
author_facet Mustafa, Maizatun
author_sort Mustafa, Maizatun
title The Environmental Quality Act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of Malaysia
title_short The Environmental Quality Act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of Malaysia
title_full The Environmental Quality Act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of Malaysia
title_fullStr The Environmental Quality Act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The Environmental Quality Act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of Malaysia
title_sort environmental quality act 1974: a significant legal instrument for implementing environmental policy directives of malaysia
publisher International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/11387/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/11387/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/11387/1/2011_-_The_environmental_quality_Act_1974-_a_significant_legal_instrument_for_implementing_environmental_policy_directives_of_Malaysia.pdf
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