Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 · Updated to 31 Dec 2019 · Part IV · Back-Lanes
69. General provisions as to back-lanes
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
In this Act and in by-laws made thereunder the expression
“back-lane” includes every back-lane whether now or hereafter existing and part thereof and any approach thereto and all land already or hereafter acquired or set apart for or laid out as a back lane and all channels, drains and appurtenances of a back-lane.
The local authority may at any time at its sole discretion close up or otherwise prevent ingress, egress or regress over any back-lane controlled by it or any part thereof either totally or conditionally.
local authority
“local authority” means any city council, municipal council, town council, town board, local council, rural board or similar local authority established by written law and in relation to the Federal Territory means the Commissioner of the City of Kuala Lumpur appointed under section 3 of the Federal Capital Act 1960;
Removal of obstruction
No person shall erect or maintain or permit to be erected or maintained any obstruction in or over any back-lane, and the local authority may, where any such obstruction exists, take down and remove the same and the cost and expense of taking down or removing such obstruction may be recovered from the person responsible for or who permitted its erection or maintenance in the manner hereinafter provided.
person
“person” includes a company, a partnership, a body of persons and a corporation sole;
Terms defined in s 3
local authority
Defined · s 3“local authority” means any city council, municipal council, town council, town board, local council, rural board or similar local authority established by written law and in relation to the Federal Territory means the Commissioner of the City of Kuala Lumpur appointed under section 3 of the Federal Capital Act 1960;
person
Defined · s 3“person” includes a company, a partnership, a body of persons and a corporation sole;
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