Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 · Updated to 2 Mar 2016 · Part I · Preliminary
2. Saving and exemption
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The Minister may by order published in the Gazette exempt any housing developer or housing accommodation from any or all of the provisions of this Act and such exemption may be granted for such duration as may be specified in the order, and may be made subject to such limitations, restrictions or conditions as the Minister may specify in the order.
housing developer
“housing developer” means any person, body of persons, company, firm or society (by whatever name described), who or which engages in or carries on or undertakes or causes to be undertaken a housing development, and in a case where the housing developer is under liquidation, includes a person or body appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be the provisional liquidator or liquidator for the housing developer;
* NOTE—Where, on or after 1 December 2002, a reference is made in any written law to the “Housing
Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1966”, such reference shall be construed as a reference to the “Housing
Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966”–see section 5 Act A1142.
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The Minister may at any time by order published in the Gazette, revoke any exemption granted by him under subsection (2).
The provisions of this Act which relate to a company shall be construed as in addition or supplementary to, and not in derogation from, the provisions of any written law relating to companies.
company
“company” means any company incorporated, formed or registered under any written law for the time being in force in Malaysia relating to companies, and includes any body corporate established under any written law in force in Malaysia;