Iskandar Regional Development Authority Act 2007 · Updated to 1 Nov 2012 · Part IV · Direction, Policies and Strategies for Development in the Iskandar Development Region
22. Responsibility of the Authority
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
In performing its functions under this Act, it shall be the responsibility of the Authority to—
Authority
“Authority” means the Iskandar Regional Development Authority established under section 3;
ensure that the functions are performed in such manner as shall be in furtherance of the policy of the Federal
Government and the State Government of Johore for the time being in force and in particular the policy relating to the development of the Iskandar Development Region;
and
have regard to and act within the general framework of—
the national policy for the promotion and control of the utilisation of land; and
the general policy of the State Authority of Johore in respect of the planning of the development and use of land and buildings.
Without prejudice to any other provision of this Act, in carrying out its responsibility under subsection (1), the Authority shall—
assist the State Planning Committee and relevant local planning authorities to co-ordinate development in the
Iskandar Development Region, and for this purpose, the
Authority shall prepare a Comprehensive Development
Plan and formulate strategies and initiatives for the implementation of the Comprehensive Development Plan in the private and public sectors for adoption by such local planning authorities pursuant to subsection 24(4);
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integrate the planning policies and strategies of the
Federal Government, State Government of Johore and local planning authorities insofar as they are applicable or relevant to the Iskandar Development Region;
implement strategies and initiatives for the development of international trade and marketing, and the attraction of investment to the Iskandar Development Region, in accordance with the Comprehensive Development Plan;
identify the necessary infrastructure for the maintenance and expansion of the economy of the Iskandar Development
Region in accordance with the Comprehensive Development
Plan, develop and recommend strategies and initiatives for the provision of such infrastructure, receive and channel any funds allocated by Parliament for the provision of such infrastructure and monitor its construction, implementation, operation and upkeep;
recommend criteria to be met by Government Entities and private contractors in relation to the provision of, or the capacity to provide, the infrastructure or services required, in accordance with the Comprehensive Development
Plan, for the economic development of the Iskandar
Development Region;
identify the necessary skills for the maintenance and expansion of the economy of the Iskandar Development
Region and develop strategies for ensuring that those skills are developed and maintained; and
integrate scientific and technological research and its commercial exploitation within the economic framework of the Iskandar Development Region.
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means the Iskandar Regional Development Authority established under section 3;
Comprehensive Development Plan
Defined · s 2“Comprehensive Development Plan” means the Comprehensive Development Plan for the Iskandar Development Region, and includes any alteration of such Comprehensive Development Plan by virtue of section 25; and
Iskandar Development Region
Defined · s 2“Iskandar Development Region” means the area or areas determined by the Minister in accordance with section 15.
State Planning Committee
Defined · s 2“State Planning Committee” means the State Planning Committee for Johore established under section 4 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976;
Part V
Co-Ordination Between Government Entities in the Iskandar Development Region
Part VI
Finance
Part VII