Regulations

Green Tax Incentives for a Sustainable Malaysia

This particular News Alert has been contributed by Ms. Margaret Lee, PwC l Senior Executive Director l Tax. Kindly click here to download the entire document.

Solid Waste and Urban Cleansing Management Act 2007

The above legislation was gazetted in 2007 (Act 672) and was reported in 2010 as a major breakthrough to reorganize the sector. However, it was reported on 29th March 2011 that the Federal Government has decided to postpone the implementation of the said Act which enforcement was suppose to come into effect on 30th April 2011. The Penang government was reported to have addressed certain technical aspects that needed sorting out such as the privatizing of solid waste management. The concern was the issue of accountability as state governments and local authorities do not have a say in running privatized projects and have no power to enforce compliance or punish non-performance. The other concern was attending to long delays as problems can only be finalised in Putrajaya.