Malaysia legislation

Section 6

of Public Health Ordinance 1960

Section 6

(1)

No by-law shall be made by a local authority under this Ordinance unless and until a copy of such proposed by-law shall have been deposited at the office of the local authority for inspection at all reasonable times; and unless and until a notice shall have been published in the Gazette and exhibited in a conspicuous place at or near the main entrance to the office of the local authority twenty-one days prior to the meeting of the authority held for the purpose of making such by-law setting forth the general purport of the proposed by-law.

(2)

Any objection to any such proposed by-law shall be lodged with the local authority within fourteen days after the publication of the notice and exhibition thereof as aforesaid whichever is the latest and shall be considered at the meeting of the local authority.

(3)

The local authority shall submit the proposed by-law, and if an objection has been lodged, with the objections and the comments of the local authority thereon, to the

Minister, who may approve, amend or reject the by-law and if the Minister approves the by-law, with or without amendment thereof, the by-law shall, unless the Minister otherwise directs, be published in the Gazette and thereafter has the full force of law within the area of the local authority.

(4)

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(6)

(Repealed).

(7)

In this section, the word ―make‖ and grammatical variations thereof include

―amend‖, ―vary‖ and ―revoke‖.

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Penalties for breaches of subsidiary legislation.