Section 271
Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made and promulgated by the Government for -
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putting any vessel into a state of quarantine, or for regulating the intercourse of vessels, in a state of quarantine with the shore, or with other vessels; or
(b)
regulating the intercourse between places where an infectious disease prevails and other places, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and fine.
Adulteration of food or drink for sale 272.
Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink so as to make such article noxious as food or drink -
(a)
intending to sell such article as food or drink; or
(b)
knowing it to be likely that the article will be sold as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years and fine.
Sale of noxious food or drink 273.
Whoever sells, offers or exposes for sale as food or drink, any article which -
(a)
has been rendered or has become noxious; or
(b)
is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the article is noxious as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years and fine.
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Adulteration of drugs 274.
Whoever adulterates any drug or medical preparation in such a manner as to -
(a)
lessen the efficacy or change the operation of such drug or medical preparation; or
(b)
make it noxious, intending that it shall be sold or used for, or knowing it to be likely that it will be sold or used for, any medicinal purpose, as if it had not undergone such adulteration, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years and fine.
Sale of adulterated drugs 275.
Whoever, knowing any drug or medical preparation to have been adulterated in such a manner as to lessen its efficacy, change its operation, or render it noxious -
(a)
sells the same, or offers or exposes it for sale;
(b)
issues it from any dispensary for medicinal purposes as unadulterated; or
(c)
causes it to be used for medicinal purposes by any person n0.t knowing of the adulteration, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years and fine.
Sale of drug as different drug or preparation 276.
Whoever knowingly -
(a)
sells, or offers or exposes for sale; or
(b)
issues from a dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation as a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, fine not exceeding $4,000 or both.
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Use of forceps, except by medical practitioner, prohibited 276A.
Any person, other than a registered medical practitioner, who uses mttempts to laseforceps whenassisting in hxklivery of addd shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, fine not exceeding $8,000 or both.
Fouling water of public spring or reservoir 277.
Whoever voluntarily corrupts or fouls the water of any public spring or reservoir so as to render it less fit for the purpose for which it is ordinarily used, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and fine.
Offences caused by fire 277A.
(1)
Notwithstanding any other written law -
(a)
any person who in any open place and during a prescribed period wilfully or negligently starts or keeps any fire or does any act in relation to any fire; and
(b)
subject to subsection (3), any registered owner and any occupier of any open place in which during a prescribed period any person wilfully or negligently starts or keeps any fire or does any act in relation to any fire, shall be punished with fine not exceeding $1 00,000.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other written law -
(a)
any person who in any place and during a prescribed period wilfully or negligently starts or keeps any fire or does any act in relation to any fire; and
(b)
subject to subsection (3), any registered owner and any occupier of any place in which during a prescribed period any person wilfully or negligently starts or keeps any fire or does any act in relation to any fire,
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(i)
endanger or be likely to endanger human life to cause the destruction of or damage to any property, or to cause any injury, annoyance or obstruction to; or
(ii)
vitiate the atmosphere so as to make it noxious to the health of the public or any section of the public or any persons who may have access to use any public right, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, fine or both.
(3)
Any such registered owner or occupier is not guilty of an offence under subsection (I) or (2) if he proves to the satisfaction of the court that -
(a)
it was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance and was not attributable to any act or default on his part;
or
(b)
he attempted to prevent the commission of the offence.
(4)
In this section -
"Minister" means the Minister designated by His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan as the Minister responsible for environment;
"occupier" means the person in occupation of the open place or places, or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, and includes a tenant or lodger;
"prescribed period" means any period beginning with such date as may be declared by the Minister by order published in the
Gazette to be the commencement, and ending with such date as may be so declared to be the termination, of the prescribed period for the purpose of this section.
Making atmosphere noxious to health 278.
Whoever voluntarily vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the health of persons in general dwelling or carrying on
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business in the neighbourhood or passing along a public way, shall be punished with fine not exceeding $1 00,000.
Rash driving rnriding on pnbkway 279.
Whoever drives any vehicle, or rides, on any public way, in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment a for a term not exceeding 3 years and fine.
Rash navigation of vessel 280.
Whoever navigates any vessel in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person.
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine not exceeding $1 0,000.
Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy 281.
Whoever exhibits any false light, mark or buoy, intending or knowing it to be likely that such exhibition will mislead any navigator, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years, fine or both.
Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel 282.
Whoever knowingly or negligently conveys or causes to be conveyed, for hire, any person by water, in any vessel, when that vessel is in such a state or so loaded as to endanger the life of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine.
Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation 283.
Whoever, by doing any act, or omitting to take order with any property in his possession or under his charge, causes danger, obstruction or injury to any person in any public way or public line of navigation, shall be punished with fine.
Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance 284.
Whoever -
(a)
does, with any poisonous substance, any act in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person; or
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knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any poisonous substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against probable danger to human life from such poisonous substance, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine.
Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter 285.
Whoever -
(a)
does, with fire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person; or
(b)
knowing or negligently omits to take such order with any fire or any combustible matter in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such fire or combustible matter, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, fine or both.
Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance 286.
Whoever -
(a)
does, with any explosive substance, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person; or
(b)
knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any explosive substance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from that substance, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine.
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Negligent conduct with respect to machinery 287.
Whoever -
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does. with any machinery, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person; or
(b)
knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any machinery in his possession or under his care as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such machinery, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine.
Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing building 288.
Whoever, in pulling down or repairing any building, knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with that building as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from the fall of that building, or of any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine.
Negligent conduct with respect to animal 289.
Whoever knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any animal in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life. or any probable danger of grievous hurt fiom such animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine.
Public nuisance 290.
Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Code shall be punished with fine.
Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue 291.
Whoever repeats or continues a public nuisance. having been enjoined by any public servant who has lawful authority to issue such injunction not to repeat or continue such nuisance, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years and fine.