New step imposed to add bite to enforcement


Sharipah (left) and MBPJ Development Planning Department deputy director 3 Nazihah Jaafar holding the Most Caring City Council 2017 award.

IT IS good that the governing authorities are being pro-active in encouraging developers, building owners and service providers to adhere to the regulations set to meet universal design standards.

However, the Persons with Disabilities Act (685) and the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 do not state the penalty for those who do not meet these universal standards.

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