Local Authority In Sarawak
1 these by laws may be cited as the local authorities advertisements by laws 2012 and shall subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 apply to all local authorities in sarawak.
Local authority in sarawak. This ordinance is the successor of pre independence law the local government ordinance 1948. Under the districts there are subdistricts daerah kecil sarawak has 26 local authority areas pihak berkuasa tempatan pbt. Local governments administrating a city are normally called city council majlis bandaraya however there are local authorities which are called city hall dewan bandaraya the usage of the term city hall is a possible misnomer since a city hall normally refers to the building which houses a city council instead of the local council itself. Sarawak local authorities or government web guide by lawyerment.
Local government ordinance 1961 sarawak no 11 of 1996 local government in sarawak local authorit means a a city administration named in part i of the first schedule. Epihakberkuasatempatan also known as the elocalgovernment in english term. Ministry of local government housing tingkat 2 baitul makmur petra jaya medan raya 93050 kuching sarawak malaysia. B a municipal council named in part ii of the first schedule.
2 these by laws shall come into operation on such date as the minister may appoint by a notification in the gazette. Sarawak has 12 divisions bahagians and under each division there are two or more districts daerah. Locate municipal councils district councils majlis perbandaran or majlis daerah in sarawak. A service portal by the ministry of housing and local government kementerian perumahan dan kerajaan tempatan kpkt.
In sarawak local authorities were established under the local authority ordinance 1996. Bintulu development authority bda has also included in the above mentioned sub section b. C a district council named in part iii of the first schedule. Local authorities are established under the local government act 1976 act 171 and the respective state ordinances and by laws.
Other laws regulating the running of local authorities in sarawak include building ordinance 1994 protection of public health ordinance 1999 as well as by laws formulated under this main laws. Each local authority is a separate legal entity from the federal or state government or other local authorities. Electoral administrative and local authority boundaries top.