Malaysia legislation

Section 137

of Public Health Ordinance 1960

Section 137

(2)

A local authority may make by-laws to regulate and control the use of movable dwellings and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any such by-law may prohibit—

(a)

any person from allowing land occupied by him to be used as a site for a movable dwellings save under, and in accordance with any conditions contained in, a licence issued by the local authority; and

(b)

any person from erecting or stationing any movable dwelling upon any land save under, and in accordance with any conditions contained in, a licence issued by the local authority.

(3)

In this section, ―movable dwelling‖ includes any tent, sulap, and any caravan, boat or other conveyance being a caravan, boat or other conveyance which is used either regularly or at certain seasons only, or intermittently for human dwelling.

Local authority may establish Health Centres.

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