A Geology and Geoscience Investigation Bill is currently being drafted and is expected to be tabled next year, the Dewan Rakyat was informed.
Responding to a supplementary question from Datuk Azman Nasrudin (PN-Padang Serai) on Wednesday (Feb 26), Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said the bill is intended to replace the Geological Survey Act 1974 to better meet current needs.
Huang also announced that the Cabinet has approved the establishment of the National Geology Disaster Centre.
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