Subject to Clauses (5) and (6) of Article 91 of the Constitution, the State Authority shall be responsible for the general policy in respect of the planning of the development and use of all lands and buildings within the area of every local authority in the State; and the State Authority may, in or for the purpose of discharging the responsibility of the State Authority under this section, from time to time give to the Committee or any local planning authority directions of a general character not inconsistent with the provision of this Act, and the Committee or local planning authority shall give effect to such directions.
Malay text (authoritative)
Dasar perancangan am
Tertakluk kepada Fasal (5) dan (6) Perkara 91 Perlembagaan, Pihak Berkuasa Negeri hendaklah bertanggungjawab bagi dasar am berkenaan dengan perancangan pemajuan dan penggunaan semua tanah dan bangunan dalam kawasan tiap-tiap pihak berkuasa
tempatan di dalam Negeri; dan Pihak Berkuasa Negeri boleh, pada atau bagi maksud menunaikan tanggungjawabnya di bawah seksyen ini, dari semasa ke semasa memberikan arahan secara am kepada Jawatankuasa atau mana-mana pihak berkuasa perancang tempatan yang selaras dengan peruntukan Akta ini, dan Jawatankuasa atau pihak berkuasa perancang tempatan hendaklah menguatkuasakan arahan itu.
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).
