Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah

In modern industrial societies, surface water quality is fast deteriorating because of pollution from urban and industrial waste, improper management of land development works and poor control of agricultural activities. In Malaysia, studies conducted by the Department of Environment in monitoring t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abu Hanifah, Norma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Administratron and Law 2001
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11824/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11824/1/AJ_NORHA%20ABU%20HANIFAH%20LAW%2001.pdf
id uitm-11824
recordtype eprints
spelling uitm-118242016-06-03T08:02:40Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11824/ Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah Abu Hanifah, Norma K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence Qualities of water. Water quality Water pollution In modern industrial societies, surface water quality is fast deteriorating because of pollution from urban and industrial waste, improper management of land development works and poor control of agricultural activities. In Malaysia, studies conducted by the Department of Environment in monitoring the quality of rivers for five years (1989-1993) reveal that, although the number of heavily polluted rivers remained unchanged, the number of slightly polluted rivers increased from 44 in 1991 to 56 in 1992.1 The overall water quality in 1995 had deteriorated at a rate of 0.55%.2 The increase in pollution and misuse of surface water has resulted in an urgent need for alternative sources of water supply. The development of groundwater as a supplementary source of water supply is the natural choice. However, the legislative framework for the control of groundwater in Malaysia has risen in an ad hoc fashion over the years. Faculty of Administratron and Law 2001 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11824/1/AJ_NORHA%20ABU%20HANIFAH%20LAW%2001.pdf Abu Hanifah, Norma (2001) Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah. UiTM Law Review, 1. pp. 40-58. ISSN 1511-9068
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Local University
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
building UiTM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
language English
topic K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
Qualities of water. Water quality
Water pollution
spellingShingle K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
Qualities of water. Water quality
Water pollution
Abu Hanifah, Norma
Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
description In modern industrial societies, surface water quality is fast deteriorating because of pollution from urban and industrial waste, improper management of land development works and poor control of agricultural activities. In Malaysia, studies conducted by the Department of Environment in monitoring the quality of rivers for five years (1989-1993) reveal that, although the number of heavily polluted rivers remained unchanged, the number of slightly polluted rivers increased from 44 in 1991 to 56 in 1992.1 The overall water quality in 1995 had deteriorated at a rate of 0.55%.2 The increase in pollution and misuse of surface water has resulted in an urgent need for alternative sources of water supply. The development of groundwater as a supplementary source of water supply is the natural choice. However, the legislative framework for the control of groundwater in Malaysia has risen in an ad hoc fashion over the years.
format Article
author Abu Hanifah, Norma
author_facet Abu Hanifah, Norma
author_sort Abu Hanifah, Norma
title Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
title_short Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
title_full Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
title_fullStr Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
title_full_unstemmed Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
title_sort groundwater legal protection in malaysia : lessons from uk experience / norma abu hanifah
publisher Faculty of Administratron and Law
publishDate 2001
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11824/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11824/1/AJ_NORHA%20ABU%20HANIFAH%20LAW%2001.pdf
first_indexed 2023-09-18T22:48:36Z
last_indexed 2023-09-18T22:48:36Z
_version_ 1777417392639442944