years or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to both .
Rehabilitation and Renovation Works ( BEFORE ACT 645 )
Before the year 2005 , when the Parliament Complex was not yet declared a heritage site , several major rehabilitation and renovations works were implemented and supervised by the PWD in 1986 and later in 2002 . During that time , no submissions or approvals were required from JWN . Among the works were :
New fire escape staircase in the Tower Block
In 1986 , major renovations were carried out to the Parliament House to comply with several fire safety requirements and standards as stipulated in the Uniform Building By Laws ( UBBL ) 1984 . This was after the Campbell Complex fire on April 8 , 1976 where like most buildings built before the incident had an inadequate fire-fighting system . The 17 storey Tower Block was originally built with only one flight of stairs , which was an open staircase design . To comply with the UBBL 1984 requirements , a second staircase to serve as a fire escape for the entire Tower Block was constructed . The scope of works included redesigning the layout of the Tower Block where 30 toilets had to be repositioned to make way for the new staircase . Demolition work to affected walls and floor slab areas in the Tower Block were done manually with electric hand held tool drills .
Following this , the lift lobbies of the tower block were also compartmentalised and pressurised to comply with fire safety requirements .
New fire-fighting sprinkler systems Other than the construction of the new fire escape staircase , the entire Main Block and Tower Block of the Parliament House were fitted for the first time with fire-fighting sprinkler systems . The installation involved massive installation of sprinkler pipes throughout the building where all ceiling panels had to be taken down . New firefighting water tanks and pumps had to be installed in the basement .
Figure 8 : The new mechanical firefighting water tanks
Electrical system in conduits Major electrical works were also done in compliance with fire safety requirements where all electrical wiring had to be replaced and encased in metal conduits . Other installation works included
Figure 7 : The new fire escape staircase at the Tower Block
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