Malaysia legislation
Section 4
Section 4
The proprietor of any alienated land held as one lot under a document of title may subdivide such lot into parcels, each to be held under a separate subsidiary title, whereby—
(a)
any building thereon having two or more storeys shall be capable of being subdivided into building parcels, and any land on the same lot shall also be capable of being subdivided into land parcels; or
(b)
any land thereon having two or more buildings shall be capable of being subdivided into land parcels.
Circumstances where it is compulsory for proprietor to submit for strata subdivision plan approval 5.—
(1)
The proprietor of any lot capable of being subdivided into parcels under section 4 shall submit for the strata subdivision plan approval.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the proprietor of any lot capable of being subdivided into parcels under section 4 shall, within the period specified in subsection (3), submit in accordance with section 6 for the strata subdivision plan approval:
Provided that upon application in writing by the proprietor, the
Minister may, subject to such conditions as he may deem fit to impose, exempt any proprietor from the provisions of this subsection.
(3)
The time within which the requirement of subsection (1)
shall be complied with shall be—
(a)
in the case where the building is completed or in the course of being erected before the commencement of this
Ordinance, three months from the date of commencement of this Ordinance; or
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(b)
in the case where the building is to be erected after the commencement of this Ordinance, three months from the date of the approved building plan, or before the sale of any parcel is entered into, whichever is the earlier:
Provided that upon application in writing by the proprietor within the period specified above, the Director may, subject to such conditions as he may deem fit to impose, extend the same for a period of not more than three months.
(4)
Where a submission is not made within the period specified in subsection (3) or within such extended period as the
Director may allow thereunder, the proprietor commits an offence and shall, upon conviction, be punished with a fine of not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit and to a further fine of one thousand ringgit for each day the offence continues from the day of such conviction.
Procedure for strata subdivision plan approval