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Malaysia Case Law

Environmental permits
  • 29 Mar 2024

    CLASSIC PALM OIL MILL SDN BHD

    Citation
    NA-63ES-15-04/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    NA-63ES-15-04/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    The court found prosecution evidence (investigator testimony, smoke density charts, Ringelmann observations and photographs) established beyond reasonable doubt that the Smoke Density Meter had failed and no notification was given within one hour, performance monitoring records were absent, a new decanter dryer was installed without prior written notification, and Ringelmann observations converted to time demonstrated aggregate exceedance of permitted smoke darkness (36.25/36.5 minutes > 5 minutes). Defence challenges did not raise reasonable doubt; accordingly convictions on the charged regu…