Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
“Coming into operation of the rent of parcel or provisional block, etc.
(a)
in paragraph 8(2)(b), by substituting for the words “of issuance of the certificate of completion and compliance”
the words “the building is completed”;
(b)
in paragraph 8(2)(c), by substituting for the words “of the issuance of the certificate of completion and compliance”
the words “the building is completed”;
(c)
by substituting for subsection (8) the following subsection:
“(8) The original proprietor who is guilty of an offence under subsection (7) shall, on conviction—
(a)
be liable to a fine of not less than ten thousand ringgit but not more than one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine of not less than one hundred ringgit but not more than one thousand ringgit for every day during which the offence continues to be committed;
and
(b)
the court may order the original proprietor to apply for subdivision of building or land within a period specified in the order.”; and
(d)
by inserting after subsection (8) the following subsection:
“(9) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(b), (c),
(d)
and (e), the date on which the building is or was completed shall be the date on which the certificate of completion and compliance is issued, certified by any local authority to be fit for occupation or use, or certified in accordance with the provisions of any written law for the time being in operation.”.
Amendment of section 8a