Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
The local authority may, subject to any direction from the
State Planning Authority, in respect of any public park within a special area, undertake to develop and to provide facilities and services for public enjoyment within the public park, and may—
(a)
erect thereon any aquarium, pavilion, recreation room, public conveniences, outhouse or other building, and charge for admission thereto;
(b)
provide entertainment or any amenity thereof or therein;
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(c)
set apart any part of such land for the purpose of any game or recreation and exclude the public from the part set apart while it is in actual use for that purpose;
(d)
provide any apparatus for games and recreation and facilities for swimming and boating, and charge for the use thereof;
(e)
place, or authorize any person to place, chairs or seats on such land, and charge for the use thereof;
(f)
provide and maintain refreshment stalls, foodstalls and restaurants on any such land and either manage them itself or, if it deems fit, let them to any person on such conditions as it may determine;
(g)
plant greens in or about the public park; and
(h)
inclose the public park or keep it inclosed with proper railings and gates, and may drain, level, lay out, turf, ornament, light and otherwise improve it, and do all such works and things as may be requisite for the purposes aforesaid.
State Planning Authority may prohibit the cutting, topping, lopping or destruction of trees in any special area 8.—
(l)
If it appears to the State Planning Authority that it is expedient in the interest of amenity to make provision for the preservation of any tree, trees or group of trees in any special area, the
State Planning Authority may for that purpose make an order prohibiting the cutting down, topping, lopping or wilful destruction of such tree, trees or group of trees, except with the written permission of the State Planning Authority.
(2)
Any person who acts in contravention of an order made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of two thousand ringgit and imprisonment for one year.
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Power of Chief Minister to give directions