Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order 2015 Country/Territory Malaysia Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Authorization/permit Business/industry/corporations EIA Management/conservation Procedural matters Protection of environment Public land Sustainable development Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Abstract This Order pertains to activities carried out in designated "environmentally sensitive areas" that necessitate an Environmental Impact Assessment. These activities are categorized into two schedules: (i) those outlined in the First Schedule, which do not require public display and comment, and (ii) those specified in the Second Schedule, requiring public display and comment. Article 4 specifies the applications relevant to the states of Sarawak and Sabah. The activities span various sectors such as agriculture, aerodrome, drainage and irrigation, fisheries, forestry, industry, land reclamation, mining, petroleum, ports, power generation and transmission, development in coastal areas, national parks, and state parks, development on slope areas, waste treatment and disposal, dreding, housing, industrial estate development, new township, quarry, road, water supply, construction of dams, transportation, and radioactive materials and waste. Each sector provides detailed information on the specific activities involved. Full text English/Malay Website www.doe.gov.my References - Legislation Implements Environmental Quality Act 1974 (No. 127 of 1974). Legislation | Malaysia | 1974 (2001) Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Noise pollution, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Environmental audit, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental planning, EIA, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Institution, Enforcement/compliance, Pollution control, Policy/planning, Framework law, Education, Oil pollution, Waste management, Freshwater pollution, Special fund, Marine pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Waste disposal Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order 1987. Legislation | Malaysia | 1987 Keyword: EIA, Mining, Navigation, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Freshwater pollution, Inland waters, Effluent waste water/discharge, Aquaculture Source: FAO, FAOLEX