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Compound fines issued for cleanliness offences

Photos show the illegal waste dumping. PHOTO: Enforcement Division of the Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department

Several companies and individuals were issued with compound fine recently by the Enforcement Division of the Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department for a violation of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Chapter 30, Section 12(1).

PHOTO: Enforcement Division of the Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department

A local company was issued a compound fine of BND1,000 under Section 12(1)(d) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act (Chapter 30) for leaving behind construction waste behind a commercial building in Kampong Kiulap.

Another company was issued a compound fine of BND1,000 under Section 12(1)(e) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act (Chapter 30) for leaving construction materials, including timber and paint containers, in an open area of the Halangan Besar cemetery in Kampong Tamoi, Bandar Seri Begawan.

Meanwhile during monitoring and patrol operations in Kampong Beribi and Kampong Mata-Mata, the Enforcement Division of the Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department detected two offences under Section 12(1) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act (Chapter 30).

In the first case, a company was issued a compound fine of BND500 for an offence under Section 12(1)(a) after being found stacking and leaving cardboard boxes at the rear staircase, which serves as an emergency exit, of a premises at a building complex in Kampong Beribi.

The second case involved an individual who was slapped with a compound fine of BND300 for an offence under Section 12(1)(e) after being found disposing of cigarette ash and cigarette butts into a drain.

PHOTO: Enforcement Division of the Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department

In a separate incident, an individual was issued with compound fine of BND400 for the offence under Section 12(1)(b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act (Chapter 30) for leaving behind paint containers at the back of a commercial building in Kampong Madang, Mukim Berakas.

The Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department wishes to remind the public, particularly users of public car parks, that failure to maintain environmental cleanliness constitutes an offence under the Miscellaneous Offences Act (Chapter 30). Upon conviction, offenders may be fined up to BND30,000, imprisoned for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both. – James Kon

PHOTO: Enforcement Division of the Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department

 

SOURCE/AUTHOR : BORNEO BULLETIN/JAMES KON

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