Historical influences to present legal setting of planning law in Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states and three federal territories. Thus, it is a challenge to achieve uniformity of laws among the states. Presently, there are four sets of planning laws applicable in Malaysia. This paper looks at the historical factors that led to the non-uniformity of p...

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Main Authors:	Sarkawi, Azila, Abdullah, Muhammad Faris
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Malaysian Institute of Planners 2014
Subjects:	NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
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spelling	iium-410362017-09-15T08:32:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41036/ Historical influences to present legal setting of planning law in Malaysia Sarkawi, Azila Abdullah, Muhammad Faris NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states and three federal territories. Thus, it is a challenge to achieve uniformity of laws among the states. Presently, there are four sets of planning laws applicable in Malaysia. This paper looks at the historical factors that led to the non-uniformity of planning law in Malaysia. By using historical research methodology, this study found that the emergence of individual states back in the year 1400 AD is among the historical factors contributing to this non-uniformity of law. Additionally, the colonisation and the British influence over Malay Peninsula and the Borneo region, the formation of the Malaya Federation and the creation of federal territories also have strong implications in terms of administration and law uniformity. Despite the states eventually united under the essence of federation in 1963, this did not entail uniformity of laws among them. Additionally, states also have no obligation to adopt laws enacted by the Federal Government. Nevertheless, efforts to harmonise planning in the country have been undertaken. These include the amendment of planning laws and the establishment of national level planning committee. Malaysian Institute of Planners 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41036/1/historical_influences_-_azila.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41036/4/41036_Historical%20influences%20to%20present%20legal%20setting%20of%20planning%20law%20in%20Malaysia.SCOPUSpdf.pdf Sarkawi, Azila and Abdullah, Muhammad Faris (2014) Historical influences to present legal setting of planning law in Malaysia. PLANNING MALAYSIA - Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 3. pp. 67-80. ISSN 1675-6215 http://www.mip.org.my/doc/JournalSE3.pdf
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spellingShingle	NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Sarkawi, Azila Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Historical influences to present legal setting of planning law in Malaysia
description	Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states and three federal territories. Thus, it is a challenge to achieve uniformity of laws among the states. Presently, there are four sets of planning laws applicable in Malaysia. This paper looks at the historical factors that led to the non-uniformity of planning law in Malaysia. By using historical research methodology, this study found that the emergence of individual states back in the year 1400 AD is among the historical factors contributing to this non-uniformity of law. Additionally, the colonisation and the British influence over Malay Peninsula and the Borneo region, the formation of the Malaya Federation and the creation of federal territories also have strong implications in terms of administration and law uniformity. Despite the states eventually united under the essence of federation in 1963, this did not entail uniformity of laws among them. Additionally, states also have no obligation to adopt laws enacted by the Federal Government. Nevertheless, efforts to harmonise planning in the country have been undertaken. These include the amendment of planning laws and the establishment of national level planning committee.
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author	Sarkawi, Azila Abdullah, Muhammad Faris
author_facet	Sarkawi, Azila Abdullah, Muhammad Faris
author_sort	Sarkawi, Azila
title	Historical influences to present legal setting of planning law in Malaysia
title_short	Historical influences to present legal setting of planning law in Malaysia
title_full	Historical influences to present legal setting of planning law in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Historical influences to present legal setting of planning law in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Historical influences to present legal setting of planning law in Malaysia
title_sort	historical influences to present legal setting of planning law in malaysia
publisher	Malaysian Institute of Planners
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41036/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41036/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41036/1/historical_influences_-_azila.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/41036/4/41036_Historical%20influences%20to%20present%20legal%20setting%20of%20planning%20law%20in%20Malaysia.SCOPUSpdf.pdf
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