Section 24
Powers to make regulations
of Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966
(2)
In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the regulations may—
(a)
regulate the advertisements of a licensed housing developer;
(b)
regulate the use of names of housing estates developed by a licensed housing developer;
(c)
prescribe the form of contracts which shall be used by a licensed housing developer, his agent, nominee or purchaser both as a condition of the grant of a licence under this Act or otherwise;
(d)
regulate payments (under whatever name these may be described) which may be made by a purchaser either before,
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during or after the construction or completion of the house, flat or other accommodation for which that purchaser is required to make the payments, including the amount of the payments, the time when the payments become due and conditions that shall be fulfilled by a licensed housing developer before he may ask for the payments;
(e)
regulate and prohibit the conditions and terms of any contract between a licensed housing developer, his agent or nominee and his purchaser;
(f)
prescribe the fees which are payable under this Act;
(g)
prescribe that any act or omission in contravention of any of the regulations shall be an offence and provide for the penalties therefor either by way of fine or imprisonment or both: provided that any fine so provided shall not exceed fifty thousand ringgit and a term of imprisonment so provided shall not exceed five years, and in addition thereto may also provide for the cancellation and suspension of a licence issued under this Act;
(h)
prescribe the moneys which shall be paid into or withdrawn from the Housing Development Account and the conditions for such withdrawals;
(i)
prescribe offences which may be compounded and the forms to be used in and the method and the procedure for compounding such offences;
(ia) provide for an exemption from the operation of this Act of such housing developer or housing accommodation as the
Minister deems expedient and prescribe the form, limitations, restrictions or conditions of such exemption;
(j)
provide for any matter which under this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or which is necessary or expedient to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.
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(3)
A copy of all regulations made under this section shall be published in the Gazette and laid before each House of Parliament as soon as possible after they have been made.