Section 18

Notwithstanding any written law for the time being in force relating to town and country planning, the Perbadanan shall be the planning authority in any urban development area for the purposes of such written law and the provisions of such written law shall have effect accordingly.

Subject to subsection (3) of section 1, the provisions of this Act shall have effect in any area declared under subsection (1) of this section as an urban development area.

Notwithstanding any other written law, no tax, rent, rates, or other charges with respect to any property in any urban development area shall be altered without the Perbadanan having first been consulted; and it shall be lawful for the Perbadanan to submit any recommendation or proposal to the appropriate public authority on any tax, rent, rates or other charges to be imposed or levied with respect to any property in any urban development area.