Town and Country Planning Act 1976 s 18
s 18 Use of land and buildings
(1) No person shall use or permit to be used any land or building otherwise than in conformity with the local plan.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the use of any land or building for the purposes described in paragraph 19(2)(d).
(3) Subsection (1) shall not affect the continuance of the use of any land or building for the purposes for which and to the extent to which it was lawfully being used prior to the date when a local plan first came into effect in the area concerned or, where there has been a change of local plans or in a local plan, the date when the change became effective.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penggunaan tanah dan bangunan
(1) Tiada seorang pun boleh menggunakan atau membenarkan digunakan mana-mana tanah atau bangunan melainkan menurut rancangan tempatan.
(2) Subseksyen (1) tidaklah terpakai bagi penggunaan tanah atau bangunan bagi maksud yang diperihalkan dalam perenggan 19(2)(d).
(3) Subseksyen (1) tidak menyentuh pelanjutan penggunaan mana-mana tanah atau bangunan bagi maksud dan setakat mana ia telah digunakan secara sah sebelum tarikh suatu rancangan tempatan mula berkuat kuasa dalam kawasan yang berkenaan atau, jika ada perubahan rancangan tempatan atau dalam suatu rancangan tempatan, tarikh perubahan itu berkuat kuasa.
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Text as at 1 June 2021 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
