Pre-Operations Regulatory Framework

		Authorities	Regulations	Forms/Links
1.	Planning Permission	Local Government State Government’s Town and Country Planning Department	Town and Country Planning Act 1976 [Act 172] Section 19 Development Plans (Structure and Local Plans) Rules Planning Control (General) Rules
2.	Building construction permit	Local Government	Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 [Act 133] Section 70 Uniform Building By-Laws Earthworks By-Laws
3.	Fire safety requirements and certification	Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia	Fire Services Act 1988 [Act 341] Sections 27, 28, 29 Fire Services (Designated Premises) Order 1998 Fire Services (Fire Certificate) Regulations 2001 Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 [Act 133] Subsection 133 (xxi) Uniform Building By-Laws 1984 (Amendment 2012) Part VII, VIII, Tenth Schedule	Form I (Fire Services (Fire Certificate) Regulations 2001, Regulation 2)
4.	Licence to occupy prescribed premises and prescribed conveyances	Department of Environment (DOE)	Environmental Quality Act 1974 [Act 127] Section 18 Environmental Quality (Prescribed Conveyance) (Scheduled Wastes) Order 2005
5.	Approval for foreign participation in the Distributive Trade in Malaysia	Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA)	Guidelines on Foreign Participation in the Distributive Trade in Malaysia	Form WRT 1 WRT Checklist