Malaysia legislation

Section 28B

of Town And Country Planning Ordinance Cap 141 Vol Iv

Section 28B

(2)

Notwithstanding subsection (1), no planning permission shall be necessary –

(a)

for carrying out such works as are necessary for the maintenance, improvement, or other alteration of a building, being works that affect only the interior of the building and do not –

(i)

involve any change in the use of the building or the land to which it is attached;

(ii)

materially affect the external appearance of the building;

(iii)

involve in any increase in the height or floor area of the building;

(iv)

involve any addition to or alteration of the building that affects or is likely to affect its drainage, sanitary arrangements or its soundness;

(v)

contravene, involve or result in any inconsistency with any provision in an approved scheme;

(b)

for carrying out by any authority or other body corporate whose duty it is to provide utilities or any works for the purpose of laying, inspecting, repairing, or renewing any drains, sewers, mains, pipes, cables or other apparatus, or for the purpose of maintaining and repairing roads including the breaking open of any road or ground for those purposes;

(c)

for any excavation including excavation of or for wells made in the ordinary course of agricultural operations in areas zoned for agriculture;

(d)

for the use of any land or building for a period not exceeding one month or such further period as the relevant Local Authority may, by permit, allow for the purposes of –

(i)

a temporary mobile cinema, theatre or show;

(ii)

a temporary amusement park, fair or exhibition; or

(iii)

a temporary ceremony or festivity of a religious, social, cultural or other character;

and for any development necessary to give effect to such use;

(e)

for the construction or erection on any land of temporary buildings for the accommodation of workers involved in the construction or erection of a building on land for which planning permission has been granted;

(f)

for the use of any land or building within the curtilage of a dwelling house for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house as such;

(g)

for the making of such material change as to the use of land or building as the Minister may prescribe to be material change for which no planning permission is necessary.

Application for planning permission.

Read in full context — Town And Country Planning Ordinance Cap 141 Vol Iv →