THE recent enforcement actions on business signboards in Kuala Lumpur is to ensure all businesses abide by the laws, says Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) in a statement.
All business signboards must be in Malay in accordance with the Advertisements (Federal Territories) By-Laws 1982 under the Local Government Act 1976, it added.
"Although other languages are allowed, words in the national language must be given priority, and their sizes must be larger than words in other languages.
"However, if the name of a firm, association or company registered under the Registration of Businesses Act 1956, Companies Act 1965 or Societies Act 1966 contains words that are not in the national language, then those words need not be translated into the national language," added DBKL.
DBKL also said throughout this year, it has collaborated with Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka to carry out enforcement operations in six shopping malls, with 31 notices being issued.
"Premises with a business licence but without permits for business signboards have been compounded. DBKL has also removed their signboards.
"Actions have also been taken against premises that had both the business licence and signboard permits, but violated the regulation of having the national language in larger fonts than other languages."
DBKL said enforcement was in line with upholding the role of Bahasa Malaysia as the national and official language of Malaysia.
Earlier, StarMetro reported that DBKL had on Nov 21 carried out enforcement operations on business signboards in almost all parliamentary constituencies in Kuala Lumpur.
