Educate public on by-laws, local authorities told FMTNews FMTEng
The Kota Bharu Municipal Council fined a 35-year-old business owner for not wearing “decent clothes”.
He said the authorities ought to first make their by-laws known to the public before proceeding to enforce them. On Sunday, MPKB issued a compound notice to a 35-year-old business owner during a spot check by its enforcement officers at her shop. FMT checked MPKB’s website but found that the Business and Industrial Trade By-Laws were not displayed for the public to see or read. FMT has contacted the council for comment.
Zaid said that under the Local Government Act 1976 local authorities were empowered to enact by-laws necessary for the maintenance of health, safety and wellbeing of their inhabitants. However, regulating attire was out of the ambit of their powers, he added.
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