Sewerage Systems and Services Ordinance, 2005.

This Ordinance is enacted to regulate the sewerage systems and services in urban areas and to provide for connected and incidental matters.
The Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri shall appoint― (a) a public officer in the State public service or any officer in any body corporate established by State law; or (b) a corporation established under any written law, to be the Urban Sewerage Systems Authority. Part II provides for the Authority's powers, functions, and duties, including appointing a management agency to manage, operate and maintain any public sewerage system or to provide sewerage services in any urban area; imposing fees or charges for the provision of sewerage services to any land or to the owner or occupier of any premises and for periodical inspection of any private sewerage system or septic tank.
Part III provides for the design and specifications for sewerage systems and septic tanks. The Authority shall, with the approval of the Minister, issue guidelines on the design standards, specifications, sizes or capacity of septic tanks and private sewerage systems and their connection to a public sewerage system. The Ordinance further make provisions for: powers to enter land or other premises; compensation; offences, investigation and penalties; etc.