00:00Industry of Water Supply 2006, also known as Art. 655, was strengthened on 1 January 2008
00:11as an effort to strengthen the Water Supply and Development Services Area.
00:16This article, which consists of 13 parts and 193 sections,
00:21sets the core of the Water Supply and Development Services Area
00:26which aims to create a robust state-of-the-art water supply industry
00:31that is advanced and sustainable in the long term.
00:35After more than 18 years of Art. 655,
00:39several areas of improvement have been ensured,
00:42including changes to existing requirements and implementation of new foundations.
00:48This step is important to ensure that this article remains relevant,
00:52consistent with the development of the time
00:55and is an effort to meet the needs of the future of the state water supply industry.
01:00The process of changing the article began in 2012,
01:05in which the provision of changes has been accepted in the form of
01:09the Water Supply and Development Services Area, or SPAN,
01:12the license holder, industrial planners and users,
01:16as well as through the process of research and improvement from time to time.
01:21Several consultations with the state government have also been held
01:25to clarify the changes involved and get their feedback.
01:30In accordance with the reorganization of the functions of the Ministry on 12 December 2023,
01:36the proposed changes have been revised now by taking into account the functions of the Water Supply and Development Services
01:42which are now placed under the responsibility of the Ministry of Energy and Water Transformation, or PETRA.
01:49Mr. Speaker,
01:51since recently, the incident of water source pollution has often occurred
01:55and caused water supply disruptions, which subsequently caused difficulties for users.
02:02The Ministry considers this serious incident as one of the main challenges
02:07that must be faced in ensuring a sustainable and sustainable development.
02:12The Ministry is committed to implementing this development
02:15in order to move forward with the Article 655,
02:18as one of the initiatives to address this issue.
02:22The amendment to this article is carried out
02:25by giving emphasis to the 13 provisions
02:28involving the existing sections,
02:31and the main focus of the amendment is on the elements of the weighting of the law
02:35and the implementation of new violations.
02:38In addition, other elements involved in the amendment are
02:41in the aspect of tax compensation.
02:44Mr. Speaker,
02:45I would like to discuss the main section and the weighting of the law,
02:48which includes 13 sections as follows.
02:52The first is Section 1,
02:54which involves a brief title as an article that has been amended
02:57and the power of the Minister to establish the start of the power of attorney,
03:01the proposed article.
03:03This article will be named as the Article of the Water Supply Industry Amendment 2024
03:09and will begin the power of attorney on the date set by the Minister
03:13through the information provided in the article.
03:17The second is Section 3,
03:19which aims to move forward with Section 61 of the Article 655
03:23to clarify that the violations in this section
03:26are related to the prohibition of the release of any prohibited affluent
03:32or things that are hazardous to the developer
03:35and the place of maintenance of assets
03:37in accordance with the definition of the developer
03:40and the place of maintenance of assets in the article.
03:43In addition, this article aims to introduce a new section,
03:46namely Section 1A,
03:48in this section to prohibit the release of prohibited affluent
03:52and other things into the septic tank
03:55and to raise the penalty for violations under Sections 61-1 and 1A
04:02as a preventive measure.
04:06This is because the release of things that are prohibited
04:08into the development system and the septic tank
04:11can cause risks,
04:13such as the damage to the serious development system and the septic tank,
04:17the pollution of water resources,
04:19and furthermore, the disturbance of water supplies.
04:21Third, Section 6 aims to move forward with Section 121
04:27to make it a crime
04:29if anyone pollutes the water resources
04:32which causes a temporary suspension
04:35or the closure of the water supply system.
04:38Through this move,
04:40the penalty is also raised as one of the preventive measures
04:44since the pollution of the water supply system
04:46will affect a large number of users.
04:49A new subsection is also introduced
04:52to allow the court to govern
04:55anyone who is placed under Section 121-1 or 1A
05:02to pay a cost to restore the water supply system
05:05that has been affected by the pollution committed by that person.
05:10One of the reasons for this move
05:12is because the pollution of water resources
05:14can affect daily activities
05:16and the business of users,
05:19thereby having a great impact on the country's economy.
05:22The cost of restoring the water supply system is very high
05:25and it poses a danger to human health.
05:28Fourth, Section 7 aims to move forward with Section 122-1
05:34to make it a crime
05:36if anyone pollutes the water resources
05:38which causes a temporary suspension
05:40or the closure of the water supply system.
05:44Through this move, the penalty is also raised as one of the preventive measures
05:48since the pollution of the water supply system
05:50and the closure of the water supply system
05:52can be prevented.
05:56This move also involves an increase in the sentence
05:59as well as the term of the sentence
06:01in order to be fair.
06:03This takes into account several cases
06:05under investigation by the SPAN
06:07which have caused serious inconvenience to users.
06:11Fifth, Section 8 aims to move forward with Section 123-3
06:17to raise the penalty for the crime
06:20of polluting the water supply system
06:22which violates the law.
06:24The purpose of this move is as a form of resistance
06:27against the case of water theft
06:29given that there are an average of 100 cases of water theft
06:32reported by the SPAN
06:34by license holders every year
06:36to act as a force.
06:39Sixth, Section 2, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 13
06:44aims to move forward with Section 2,
06:46Section 86-1,
06:48Section 110-7-B
06:53and Section 110-8,
06:56Section 165-1,
06:59Section 173-1
07:02and Section 180-A-4
07:07or 655.
07:10The purpose of this move is
07:12to correct the errors in the text of the National Language
07:17to be in line with the English text.
07:21Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,
07:24Overall, the move of Section 655
07:28will strengthen the water supply industry
07:32and also allow critical issues
07:35related to the country's water supply
07:38to be addressed immediately.
07:40This move will also make this act more relevant
07:43to the needs of the time
07:45and strive to meet the needs of the country in the future.
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