Malaysia legislation

Section 20

of Housing Development Control And Licensing Enactment 1978

Section 20

Any housing developer who -

(a)

in contravention of section 5(1) engages in, carries on, or undertakes housing development without having been duly licensed under that section;

(b)

in contravention of section 5(2) assumes or uses in relation to his business or any part of his business the words “housing developer” or any of the derivatives or any other word or words indicating the carrying on of the business of housing development: or

(c)

fails to comply with any of the conditions imposed on the licence granted under sections 5, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

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Offences relating to abandonment of housing development by a licensed housing developer.