Malaysia legislation
Section 1
Section 1
(1)
This Ordinance may be cited as the Town and Country Planning Ordinance, and shall apply to the areas specified in the First Schedule.
(2)
The Yang di-Pertua Negeri may by order –
(a)
add to, vary or revoke the whole or any part of the First Schedule;
(b)
declare that in respect of any area to which this Ordinance is applied and which is not included within any area within which an urban authority or a
Township Council constituted under the Rural Government Ordinance
[Cap. 132.] exercises jurisdiction (in this section referred to as the
“extended area”) the by-laws, rules and regulations of such authority or
Council as may be specified in such Order relating to development
(including building operations), or any other such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be specified, shall apply throughout such extended area as if the extended area were part of such urban area as defined in the Municipal and Urban Authorities Ordinance [Cap. 162.]; or part of such
Township as defined in the Rural Government Ordinance [Cap. 132.]; and, for the purposes of such by-laws, rules and regulations, that the powers of such authority or Council or of any officer of such authority or Council shall be exercised in the extended area by the urban authority or
Township Council or officer; and from the date of publication of any such order the provisions of this Ordinance and such by-laws, rules and regulations shall have effect in the extended area.
Sections 2 to 34, 48 to 52 and 56 to 59 of Cap. 132 were repealed by Ordinance No.11 of 1961
Cap. 162 was repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1961.
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