Lecture 9Role of Authority:

Public & Private Authority(in Construction Industry)

Introduction to Construction IndustryFarizHilmi

FNBE042014

Authority

• a person or organization having political or administrative power and control.

• In government, the term authority is often used interchangeably with power. However, their meanings differ: while power is defined as "the ability to influence somebody to do something that he/she would not have done”

• Authority refers to a claim of legitimacy, the justification and right to exercise that power.

Public Authority

• Different levels: Federal, State & Local• Each Public Authority has the power to enforce a law – after

the law has been tabled and debated in Parliament, and then approved, and then gazetted. After that it can be enforced.

How Authority Works

Roles of Public Authority

• To enforce laws• Guideline to construction industry• To register, deregister, recognise, allow qualified person to

submit a development proposal • To accept, tabled, approve or reject a development proposal• Penalty to those who break the law• To make sure public interest is prioritised

Who are the Public Authority?Shortform Name LevelJKR Jabatan Kerja Raya FederalKPKT Kementerian Perumahan & Kerajaan

TempatanFederal

PTG Pejabat Tanah & Galian FederalPKNS Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri

SelangorState

MBSA Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam Local

MPKj Majlis Perbandaran Kajang LocalMDKS Majlis Daerah Kuala Selangor LocalJBPM Jabatan Bomba & Penyelamat

MalaysiaFederal

What are the Laws?

• All profesionals in contruction industry MUST obey and always bound to the law

• Why? To protect the interest of the profession, interest of the public

• Architects Act 117, 1967• Street, Drainage & Building Act 133, 1974• Housing Development Act 118, 1966 • National Land Code 56, 1965• Town & Country Planning Act 172, 1976• Strata Title Act 318, 1985• Unified Building by-Law 133, 1984

Acts & its RolesAct Roles

Architects Act 117, 1967 To provide guidelines and laws for professional architects

National Land Code act 56, 1965 Law, procedur, guidelines pertaining land and property development process

Housing Development Act 118, 1966

To protect house buyers, and monitor housing development

Street ,Drainage & Building Act 133, 1974

Guidelines to street, drainage & buildings in local authority

Town & Country Planning Act 172, 1976

To standardise the procedure of laws and guidelines pertaining town planning

Uniform building by-Law 133, 1984

By-laws by minister / state authority in exercise the power of SDBA

Strata Title Act 318, 1985 To provide a law that able to make a land to have multilayer ownership

Hierarchy of Authority

Map of Development

Time line

Private AuthorityShortform Name LevelUDA Urban Development Authority Holdings Federal

PJH Putrajaya Holdings Local

IRDA Iskandar Regional Development Authority Federal/ Local

CIDB Construction Industry Development Board (Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia)

Federal

Roles of Private Authority

• To act as the principal coordinating agent on behalf of relevant Government agencies in the relation to receiving, processing and expediting the requisite approvals

• To develop the Construction Industry through the enhancement of quality and productivity by placing great emphasis on professionalism, innovation and knowledge, to improve the quality of life.

• Oversee urban development projects related to business, industry, and housing

Comparison Between Public & Private Authority

Public Authority Private AuthorityEnforce by laws & act Guidelines onlyPenalty for wrong doers Reward to those achieve high

standards Allow certain people to do the job

Anybody in the industry

All professionals must obey to the laws and acts

Not important

To protect public interest Public interest as main agenda

Conclusion

• A professional must know and always obliged to all statutory responsibilities through all authorities.

• It is our job to make sure public interest in any development to be prioritized