Malaysia legislation

Section 2

of RUKUN TETANGGA (AMENDMENT) ACT 2026

Section 2

The Rukun Tetangga Act 2012 [Act 751], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2

by inserting after the definition of “Minister” the following definition:

‘ “person who has interest”, in relation to an Area, means a person—

(a)

who owns or has any type of property, whether residential, commercial, industrial or agricultural property or otherwise in the Area;

RUKUN TETANGGA (Amendment) Act 2026

(b)

who carries on a business in the Area, or is employed or has a place of employment in the Area;

(c)

who holds any position in any organization, association, institution or body which is established in the Area or which operates or carries out activities in the

Area; or

(d)

who has a family relationship with any resident in the Area.’.

Amendment of section 3