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Establishment

inCorPoraTion

Incorporated under the Sibu Water Board Order, 1959 made under Section 19 of the Water Supply
Ordinance 1959 (Cap. 141) and re-incorporated under the Sibu Water Board Order, 1995 made under
Section 19 of the Water Ordinance 1994 when the Water Supply Ordinance 1959 was repealed. The
constitution of the Board was further amended vide Sibu Water Board Order 2002 and Sibu Water
Board Order 2005.

oBjECTiVEs oF ThE Board

A body corporate established by the Yang diPertua Negeri as the water authority to administer,
manage and supervise all water works situated within the area specified below:

Commencing from a Trig point numbered TT352 at the Sibu/Kanowit District Boundary on the
true left bank of Batang Rajang about 1300 metres from East of Sungai Pak; thence on a South/
Westerly direction following the Sibu/Kanowit District Boundary until it reaches Trig marked
N134 on the common Divisional Boundary of Sibu/Sarikei; thence following the Sibu/Sarikei
Divisional Boundary on a West/Northerly direction until it reaches the confluence of Loba
Singat at Batang Lassa; thence on bearing 90 degree for a distance of 46 Km to reach a
point at ‘A’ on the common District Boundary of Sibu/Dalat; thence following the existing Sibu/
Dalat District Boundary on a Southerly direction for a distance of approximately 45 Km;
thence following the existing Sibu/ Kanowit District Boundary on a Southerly direction for a
distance of approximately 10 Km to reach the Trig marked TT352, being the point of
commencement.

sTaTuTorY FunCTions oF ThE Board

Pursuant to Section 18 (3) - (4) of the Water Ordinance 1994, the general functions of the Board as
a water authority are:

● to have the custody, management and administration of water works and the water
therein and the management of the supply and distribution of such water within its area
of supply subject to the general control and supervision of the State Water Authority.

● to supply water to the consumers within the limits of its area of supply subject to the
provision of the Water Ordinance 1994 and any regulations made there under.

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