Section 18

Any developer who fails to comply with subsection (1)

commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

The developer shall give written notice of the first annual general meeting of the joint management body to all purchasers not less than fourteen days before the meeting, and a copy of such written notice shall be displayed at a conspicuous part of the development area.

The developer shall prepare and place before the first annual general meeting of the joint management body for consideration an annual budget that sufficiently sets the expected and estimated expenditure required to properly maintain and manage the buildings or lands intended for subdivision into parcels and the common property which shall be for a period of twelve months starting on the first day of the month following the date of the first annual general meeting.

If the developer fails to convene the first annual general meeting of the joint management body within the period specified in subsection 17(1), the Commissioner may appoint any person to convene the first annual general meeting of the joint management body within such time as may be specified by the Commissioner, and the developer shall pay all the expenses incurred for that purpose.

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First annual general meeting of joint management body