KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has agreed to a memorandum on amendments to the Borneo States (Legislative Powers) Order for Sarawak, paving the way for the transfer of scheduled waste management powers to the state government under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).
Government spokesman Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil (pic) said the memorandum, submitted by the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry, was agreed upon at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He said the proposed amendments had received clearance from the Attorney General’s Chambers and would next be submitted for royal consent from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.
“This decision reflects the Prime Minister’s and the Madani government’s commitment to strengthening the implementation of MA63, particularly by ensuring that federal legislative powers are conferred on the Sarawak government in an orderly and effective manner, in accordance with Article 95C of the Federal Constitution,” he said in a statement, Bernama reported.
Fahmi, who is also Communications Minister, said the amendment was a crucial step before the application of the Environmental Quality Act is suspended in Sarawak to enable the state government assume responsibility for scheduled waste management.
