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However , due to the complexity and enormity of the task , it required a great deal of input and additional time . The constant movement of individual officers who had been dealing with the task caused a break of continuity and communication , resulting in the use of the earlier , outdated version of the draft for printing . This resulted in considerable confusion , especially when local authorities , naturally assuming that the Government Printer ’ s edition of the UBBL was the authoritative document , began to print their own by-laws based on that erroneous edition .
SEP 3 , 1979 PAM ’ s memorandum to Minister of Housing and Local Government requesting urgent action to implement the UBBL .
1979 TO 1982 UBBL Technical Committee continued with work . This was unavoidable and necessary to consider the feedback received from users of earlier versions of the UBBL .
JULY 1982 Final Draft of UBBL incorporating all recommendations of the Technical Committee was sent to the Ministry for printing .
FEB 22 , 1983 Minister of Housing and Local Government stated that the draft of UBBL in English was ready and was being translated into Bahasa Malaysia and when it is completed , it will be sent to the Cabinet and then to the national Council of Local Governments . After that the by-laws will be sent to the various State Governments for implementation by the respective local authorities .
MAR 1983 TO 1 JAN 1986 Effects of prolonged delay in the implementation of UBBL as well as the other two companion Uniform Bylaws for Private Streetworks and Plumbing and Sanitary installations were described as “ chaotic and fraught with enormous problems for all submitting persons who have to contend with the various local authorities throughout the country who are using : Pre-war legislations , or the wrong edition of the UBBL 1976 ( printed by the Government Printers in 1979 ), or their own versions of the by-laws .
JAN 1 , 1986 Uniform Building By-Laws 1984 came into force under Gazette Notification 5178 / 85 .
APR 18 , 1986 Standing Review Committee convened by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government . The Standing Review
Committee was chaired by Director General ( DG ) of Local Government Department of the Ministry , S . Veloo . Three Sub-Committees were established as follow : a . Architectural & Building Chairman : Dato ’
Kington Loo ( PAM ) b . Engineering Chairman : Ir . TT Chiam ( IEM ) c . Fire Requirement Chairman : Hj . Badaruddin bin Hj . Mat Isa ( DG Jabatan Perkhidmatan Bomba )
The Way Forward
Owing to the protracted period of its birth , many of the provisions which were valid when they were first introduced have since become obsolete . Thus , it is necessary to ensure that no effort is spared to continually review and update the UBBL .
The UBBL ’ s original purpose is to be a uniform set of building by-laws to be applied throughout the country . It should not be varied in any way without the official sanction of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government . This is because to do so would nullify its fundamental purpose and be counter-productive .
The UBBL must be a clear statement of requirements under the enabling Act , with specified penalties for non-compliance . The UBBL should only stipulate the minimum standards necessary for health and safety , and these standards should not be increased to satisfy the expectations of local authorities . The approval of plans by local authorities does not relieve the submitting person of the responsibilities of the consequences of his submission .
As time has gone by , the new players and the Ministry ’ s officers have forgotten the other two companion By-Laws that were supposed to be also enacted i . e . The Drainage , Sanitation and Sanitary Plumbing By-Laws and the Private Street By-Laws . Perhaps we should do justice to our pioneers by re-initiating the action to complete the drafts of the above two By-Laws for implementation by the local authorities and the related stakeholders .
REFERENCE
Dato ’ Kington Loo ’ s paper to Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan dated October 27 , 1999 .
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