Environmental Quality (Refrigerant Management) Regulations 1999 (No. 451) Country/Territory Malaysia Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Emissions Hazardous substances Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes The Regulations entered into force on 1 January 2000. Abstract These Regulations have been adopted on the basis of section 51 of the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (No. 127). The provisions shall apply to a person handling a refrigerant environmentally hazardous substance in an existing or a new installation. Regulation 4 prohibits the use of refrigerant environmentally hazardous substances as refrigerants in any new installation of a building chiller or refrigeration system. Moreover, no person shall vent any refrigerant environmentally hazardous substance into the atmosphere, except with the prior written approval of the Director General. Regulation 7 concerns the prohibition on moving refrigerant environmentally hazardous substances out of Malaysia. The Schedule attached specifies the substances which shall be covered by these Regulations. Full text English 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 Amended by Environmental Quality (Refrigerant Management) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004. Legislation | Malaysia | 2004 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX