Malaysia legislation
Section 3
Section 3
(a)
declare any area in the State to be a local authority area, possessing jurisdiction over all persons within that area in the discharge of any powers or duties conferred by this
Ordinance;
(b)
constitute a local authority to administer that local authority area;
(c)
assign a name to such local authority area;
(d)
define the boundaries of such local authority area; and
(e)
determine the status of the local authority for such local authority area and such status shall be that of a City
Administration, a Municipal Council or a District Council.
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(2)
Any local authority named in the First Schedule shall be deemed to be a local authority constituted under subsection (1) and shall have the status specified in that Schedule.
(3)
The Yang di-Petua Negeri may, by Order published in the
Gazette,—
(a)
change the name of any local authority area;
(b)
alter by extending or reducing the area of jurisdiction of a local authority to any specified area;
(c)
change the status of a local authority;
(d)
replace any local authority by another; or
(e)
amend, alter, replace or substitute the First and Second
Schedules.
(4)
All local authorities listed in the First Schedule shall for all purposes of the Land Code [Cap. 81 (1958 Ed.)] be deemed a native of Sarawak.
[Add. Cap. A191/2020]
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