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Malayan Law Journal Reports/1998/Volume 4/QUEK !" #$" % PU&L!' PR$(E'U)$R * +1998, 4 MLJ1-1 * 1. ugust 1998

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+1998, 4 MLJ 1-1

QUEK GIN HONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

HIGH COURT (MELAKA)SURIYADI JCRIMINAL REVISION NO 42-17 O 1!!717 A"#"$% 1!!&

Criminal Law -- Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 1978 -- Allowing open burning witout li!en!e-- "eter an o##en!e $nown to law -- Environmental Quality (Clean Air) 1978 reg 1%

Criminal &ro!e'ure -- &rose!ution -- Rigt to !on'u!t prose!ution -- ire!tor eneral grante' powers toprose!ute at par wit te &ubli! &rose!utor -- "eter voi' #or in!onsisten!y wit art 1*+(,) o# te e'eralConstitution -- Environmental Quality A!t 197* s ** -- e'eral Constitution art 1*+(,) -- Criminal &ro!e'ureCo'e (./ Cap 0) s *%%

)0e ause was 0arge 3or allowng open 5urnng o3 ertan %egetaton waste wt0out a lene ontrary toreg 12 o3 t0e En%ronmental Qualty 6'lean r7 Regulatons 19.8 6t0e Regulatons7 #e was 3oun gulty ansentene to s: mont0s mprsonment 'ounsel 3or t0e ause re;ueste 3or a re%son on t0e grounst0at< 67 s 44 o3 t0e En%ronmental Qualty t 19.4 6t0e t7 ** w00 pro%es 3or t0e proseuton o3 o33enesuner t0e t 5y t0e =retor eneral ** was ultra %res art 14>6?7 o3 t0e @eeral 'onsttutonA 67 t0ere wasno wrtten aut0orty to proseute 3rom t0e Pu5l Proseutor pursuant to s ?.. o3 t0e 'rmnal Proeure'oe 6@M( 'ap -7 6t0e 'P'7A an 67 0e was 0arge 3or an o33ene w00 was unBnown to law 3urt0erssue was w0et0er s 422 o3 t0e 'P' woul sa%e t0e sentene 3 t0ere was want o3 aut0orCaton to

proseute

H'D settng ase t0e orer an a;uttng t0e ause6?7 o3 t0e @eeral 'onsttuton 6see pp 1-4#*! an 1->7A Rep!o ol'ings 2' v &&+199., ? MLJ -81 3ollowe )0ere3oreD any oumenteaut0orCaton emanatng 3rom t0e =retor eneral was wort0less an woul not %alate anys0ortomngs n t0e want o3 aut0orty to proseute 6see p 1->*#7

1) (eton 4226a7 o3 t0e 'P' was nappla5le n t0s ase as t antpate some 3orm o3 errorDomsson or rregularty n a santon or onsent t0at was earler ssue @urt0erD sne not0ngwas 5ult nto t0e t w00 re;uree a santon smlar to t0at o3 s 129 o3 t0e 'P'D s 422657

was also nappla5le Moreo%erD t0e amene s 422 may not sa%e t0e ase sne t0e want o3aut0orCaton to proseute 0a ause a 3alure o3 uste 6see p 1--E*!71998 * .L3 101 at 10%

1) Regulaton 12 o3 t0e Regulatons oes not reate an o33ene as t merely lays own t0e 3ators3or t0e su5et%e onseraton o3 t0e =retor eneral pror to t0e grantng o3 any lene toarry out open 5urnng E%en 3 t0s were not soD t0ere was a5solutely no e%ene to onnett0e ause wt0 t0e owners0p o3 t0e lan or t0e ause o3 t0e 3re 6see pp 1-.*! an 1-8*'7

1) !n t0e normal ourse o3 e%entsD 3or ases w0ere t0e orers o3 uges were set ase on t0egroun o3 nulltyD t0e su5sttute orers woul n%ara5ly 5e to s0arge t0e ause persons

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not amountng to an a;uttal #owe%erD n t0s aseD an orer o3 a;uttal woul 5e approprate6see p 1-8E*7

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)ertuu0 pertuu0Ban Berana mem5enarBan pem5aBaran ter5uBa ssa*ssa tum5u0an tertentu tanpa lesen5ertentangan engan peraturan 12 Peraturan*Peraturan Kualt lam (eBellng 6Uara &ers07 19.86Peraturan terse5ut7 !a apat 5ersala0 an atu0Ban 0uBuman penara selama enam 5ulan Peguamtertuu0 memnta penyemaBan atas alasan 5a0awa< 67 s 44 Bta Kualt lam (eBellng 19.4 6Btaterse5ut7 ** yang memperuntuBBan penaBwaan Besala0an 5awa0 Bta terse5ut ole0 Ketua Pengara0 **aala0 ultra %res perBara 14>6?7 Perlem5agaan PerseButuanA 67 taa Be5enaran 5ertuls untuB menaBwaarpaa PenaBwa Raya menurut s ?.. Kanun ara Jenaya0 6"M& &a5 -7 6KJ7A an 67 apertuu0Ban untuB Besala0an yang taB Benal ss unang*unang !su lanut aala0 sama aa s 422KJ 5ole0 menyelamatBan 0uBuman seBranya terapat BeBurangan pem5erBuasaan untuB menaBwa

D."%"$+3D mengetepBan pernta0 an mem5e5asBan tertuu06?7Perlem5agaan PerseButuan 6l0at ms 1-4#*! an 1->7A Rep!o ol'ings 2' v &&+199., ?MLJ -81 But MaBaD se5arang pem5erBuasaan 5eroBumentas yang atang ar ar KetuaPengara0 aala0 taB 5ernla an taB aBan menaBan sa0 apa*apa Belema0an alamBegagalan pem5erBuasaan untuB menaBwa 6l0at ms 1->*#7

2) (eBsyen 4226a7 KJ taB terpaBa alam Bes n Berana a menangBaBan BeslapanDpennggalan atau luar aturan alam sanBs atau Be5enaran yang 5erBan a0ulu (elanutnyaDole0 Berana taa apa*apa tela0 masuBBan Be alam Bta terse5ut yang meng0enaB sanBsyang serupa engan s 129 KJD s 422657 uga taB terpaBa )am5a0an pulaD s 422 yangterpna taB menyelamatBan Bes Berana Begagalan pem5erBuasaan untuB menaBwa tela0menye5a5Ban Begagalan Bealan 6l0at ms 1--E*!7

1998 * .L3 101 at 10,

2) Peraturan 12 Peraturan terse5ut taB mewuuBan suatu Besala0an Berana a umamenyataBan 3aBtor*3aBtor untuB pertm5angan su5eBt3 Ketua Pengara0 se5elum mem5erBanapa*apa lesen untuB menalanBan pem5aBaran ter5uBa &arpun n taB laBuBanD taaBeterangan langsung untuB mengatBan tertuu0 engan pemlBan tana0 atau punaBe5aBaran 6l0at ms 1-.*! an 1-8*'7

2) =alam Beaaan 5asaD untuB Bes*Bes mana pernta0 0aBm BetepBan atas alasanpem5atalanD pernta0 penggant selalunya aala0 untuB melepasBan tertuu0 taB terumla0Bepaa pem5e5asan "amun emBanD alam Bes nD suatu pernta0 pem5e5asan aala0waar 6l0at ms 1-8E*7,

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@or a ase on rg0t to onut proseutonD see > .allal4s igest64t0 ED 1994 Ressue7 para 2F4F

C+$'$ 0'5'00' %Ab'ul ami' v &&+19>-, MLJ 2?1 6re37

assan bin 5sa$ v &&+1948*49, MLJ (upp 1.9 6re37

6yoei osoi v &&+1998, 1 'LJ 1F-? 6re37

Lyn ong ap v &&+19>-, MLJ 22- 6re37

.o' alar bin Re'wan Anor v atu$ 2an'ar: ewan 2an'araya 6uala Lumpur+199>, 1 MLJ -4> 6re37

;g /ong Lua$ v &&+198>, 1 MLJ 4>- 6re37

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&eriasamy Anor v &&+199?, 2 MLJ >>1 6re37

R v .et11 'r pp R 1-4 6re37

Rep!o ol'ings 2' v &&+199., ? MLJ -81 63oll7

R v Retnam+19?4, MLJ - 6re37

/alle an' usin v R619F87 1F ((LR 2. 6re37

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'rmnal Proeure 'oe 6@M( 'ap -7 ss 1296?7 ?F> ?.-617 ?..D 6576?7 422D 6a7

'rmnal Proeure 6menment7 t 1998 6t 1F1>7

E3v.03/'3% Q"+.% A6% 1!74ss 226?7 44

En%ronmental Qualty 6menment7 t 1998 6t 1F?F7

En%ronmental Qualty 6'lean r7 Regulatons 19.8 reg 12

@eeral 'onsttuton arts 4 14>6?7

Low 6ian 2oon63A ;atan Co7 3or t0e ause

Anselm Carles ernan'is6(tate Legal %sors '0am5ers7 3or t0e Pu5l Proseutor

SURIYADI J

)0e ause was suppose to 0a%e ommtte an o33ene on 2F (eptem5er 199.D wt0 a report 3le aganst0m on 2. (eptem5er

1998 * .L3 101 at 10*199. #e was later 0argeD an 3oun gulty pursuant to a plea o3 gult 5e3ore t0e sessons ourt uge on1. "o%em5er 199. #e was t0ene3ort0 sentene to s: mont0s mprsonment @or ompletenessD permtme to reproue t0e 0argeD w00 reas o3 t0e 'rmnal Proeure 'oe 6@M( 'ap -7D an auses rg0t o3 appeal s lmte onlyto t0e e:tent an legalty o3 t0e sentene !n omplane wt0 t0s pro%sonD t0e ause 3le t0e note o3appeal on 2F "o%em5er 199.D as aganst t0e e:ess%e se%erty o3 t0e sentene $n 2- January 1998D t0eourt ree%e a letter 3rom t0e auses ounselD re;uestng 3or a re%son n spte o3 0a%ng 3le t0atappeal )0s route taBen 5y t0e ause s not mproperD as one an appeal 0as 5een logeD t0e latter s notpre%ente 3rom ontenng t0at t0e on%ton s llegalD an t0ene3ort0 re;uest t0e uge to at n re%son6.o' alar bin Re'wan Anor v atu$ 2an'ar: ewan 2an'araya 6uala Lumpur+199>, 1 MLJ -4>7

#a%ng ree%e t0at letterD an 0a%ng unerstoo t0e onsternaton o3 t0e auses ounselD ! aornglyalle up t0e 3le $n 1. ugust 1998 a3ter 0earng t0e aseD ! set ase t0e orer an a;utte t0e ause! now g%e my reasons 3or t0at eson !n prnpleD t0ere were t0ree man grouns w00 persuae me toarr%e t0at esonD namely

3) t0ere was no wrtten aut0orty to proseute 3rom t0e Pu5l ProseutorD pursuant to s ?.. o3 t0e'rmnal Proeure 'oeA an

3) t0at 0e was 0arge 3or an o33ene uner peraturan 12D Peraturan*Peraturan Kualt lam(eBellng 6Uara &ers07 19.8D puns0a5le uner s 226?7 o3 t0e Bta Kualt lam (eBellng6Pnaan7 199-D o33ene w00 s unBnown to law

&ult nto t0e En%ronmental Qualty t 19.4 s s 44 w00 pro%es 3or t0e power an onut o3 t0eproseuton )0s pro%son reas6?7 o3 t0e @eeral 'onsttuton rtle 4 o3 t0e @eeral'onsttutonD n rystal lear termsD 0as pro%e t0at t0e @eeral 'onsttuton s t0e supreme law o3 t0e

@eeratonD an any law passe a3ter MereBa =ayD w00 s nonsstent wt0 t0s 'onsttutonD to t0e e:tento3 t0e nonsstenyD s %o 6&& v Cua Cor 6ian+1998, 1 MLJ 1-.7 @or easy re3erene ! reproue art14>6?7 o3 t0e @eeral 'onsttutonD w00 reas )0s

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