Town And Country Planning Act Malaysia Summary
Malaysia and by the adoption of the town and country planning act 1976 act 172 98 local authorities in the peninsular malaysia are planning authorities.
Town and country planning act malaysia summary. They were street drainage and building act 1974 act 133 local government act 1976 act 171 and town and country planning act 1976 act 172. Economic planning unit means the economic planning unit. Local government act 1976 act 171 and town and country planning act 1976 act 172 became the basis of legislation to restructure local government system. The malaysia act 1963 created the state called malaysia.
The national development planning framework ndpf comprises of three 3 levels of planning figure 2 1 namely the. Country planning act 1976 act 172 or continues to be in force by virtue of subsection 59 1 of that act or that has been granted under the federal territory planning act 1982 act 267 the street drainage and building act 1974 act 133 or the state land law as the case may be. Summary most of the policies. However the planning process under the act is restricted to land use planning of areas in state land only.
See appendix whereas it is expedient for the purpose of ensuring uniformity of law and policy to make a law for the proper control and regulation of town. Some important changes were enforced under the act 171 alone. Laws of malaysia act 133 street drainage and building act 1974 an act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to street drainage and building in local authority areas in peninsular malaysia and for purposes connected therewith. Town and country planning act 1976 act 172 was deleted by federal territory of labuan extension and modification of town and country planning act 1976 order 2010 see p u a 442 2010 w e f.
Malaysia s structure of government administration is utilizing the decentralization concept comprising of two forms namely deconcentration and devolution as described in table. Includes social welfare scholarships protection of wild animals and birds town and country planning public health drainage and irrigation culture and sports and housing. See appendix whereas it is desired to introduce in the form of an act of. It is the only piece of legislation that guides spatial planning in zambia.
Local authorities in the states of sabah and sarawak are governed by their ordinances that mandate the state governments as the planning authority hence they do not fall under. Town and country planning act 1976 an act for the proper control and regulation of town and country planning in peninsular malaysia and for purposes connected therewith or ancillary thereto. Eventually three main laws were passed which changed the system of local government in malaysia.