Sabah tourism, culture and environment minister Christina Liew said this is in line with the devolution of power by the federal government to the Sabah government under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

“This matter was agreed at the Sabah Cabinet meeting on Aug 21 chaired by chief minister Hajiji Noor,” she said in a statement, today.

She said the environment protection department has started to amend the Environmental Protection Enactment 2002, enact new subsidiary legislation for scheduled waste, and develop a management plan for scheduled waste in Sabah.

Additionally, the department is working on an online monitoring system for scheduled waste and enhancing its capacity with support from the federal environment department.

Liew added that the delegation of power by the federal government to the Sabah government on matters related to the environment will be carried out in phases and will start with the management of scheduled waste.