Short title and commencement
s 1
Open ↗This Act may be cited as the Town Planners Act 1995 and shall come into force on 1 January 1996.
Source
Town Planners Act 1995 Part I — Preliminary
Interpretation
s 2
Open ↗In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “Board” means the Board of Town Planners established under section 3; “body corporate practising as a Town Planner” means a body corporate incorporated under the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] which has been issued with a permit to practise as a Town Planner; “certificate of registration” means a certificate issued under subsection 17(1) and includes a duplicate certificate of registration issued under subsection 17(2); “certificate of temporary registration” means a certificate issued under subsection 18(4) and includes a duplicate certificate of temporary registration issued under subsection 18(5); “committee” means a committee appointed under section 10; “member” means a member of the Board appointed under section 4 and includes the Chairman of the Board; “Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for matters relating to town and country planning; “permit” means a permit issued under subsection 23(1) and includes a duplicate permit issued under subsection 23(2); “Persatuan Pegawai Perancang Bandar dan Desa” means the association formed by Town Planners employed in the public sector; “Pertubuhan Perancang Malaysia” includes an institute, a body or a society succeeding it and approved by the Minister; “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under section 50; “profession” means the town planning profession; “public authority” has the meaning assigned to it in the Federal Constitution; “Register” means the Register of Town Planners referred to in section 11; “registered Graduate Town Planner” means a person registered under subsection 15(1); “registered Town Planner” means a person registered under subsection 15(3); “Registrar” means the Registrar of Town Planners appointed under subsection 12(1).
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