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Ministry
of Local Government & Housing |
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Functions
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Vision | Mission
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Organization Structure
The Ministry of Local Government and Housing is responsible for the
local authorities in the state as well as the Town and Housing Development
Board which deals with public housing.
The local authorities enact and administer their own by-laws for their
respective rating areas and generally take care of the planning and
orderly development and cleanliness of towns and villages within their
jurisdiction. They provide the town's basic amenities and services
in their respecting rating areas and charge rates on properties to
finance their operation.
The Ministry is also the issuing authority of housing development
licenses and keeps an overview of the housing industry in the interest
of house buyers.
The Town and Housing Development Board carries out low and medium
cost public housing development for the low-income citizens.
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Functions
The functions of the Ministry include the administration
of the following areas:-
| 1. |
Local
Authorities; |
| 2. |
Housing; |
| 3. |
Town
and regional planning; |
| 4. |
Resettlement
of Local Squatters; |
| 5. |
Rural
administration, native affairs and native chiefs conference; |
| 6. |
Financial
Controller; Ministry Tender Board. - |
The Ministry
is also responsible for the administration of the following
legislation;-
| 1. |
Town
and Country Planning Ordinance 1950 (Cap.141); |
| 2. |
Rural
Administration Ordinance 1995 Cap. 132; |
| 3. |
Interpretation
of the Native Ordinance 1952; |
| 4. |
Native
Court Ordinance 1952 ( Cap. 86); |
| 5. |
Public
Entertainment Ordinance 1958 (No. 23); |
| 6. |
Rent
Control (Business Premises ) Enactment 1960; |
| 7. |
Public
Health Ordinance 1960 (No.7) ; |
| 8. |
Dogs
Ordinance 1960 (No. 24); Petroleum Ordinance 1961; |
| 9. |
Local
Government Ordinance 1961; |
| 10. |
Local
Government Ordinance 1961 (No. 11); |
| 11. |
Housing
( Control and Licensing of Developers) Enactment 1978; |
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and
Housing and Town Development Authority Enactment 1981. |
The Ministry
is also responsible to ensure that the by-laws and regulations
made under the provisions of the above ordinances are properly
co-ordinated and enforced by Local Authorities. Other functions
of the Ministry include the drafting of the by-laws and regulations
and their amendments as well as to vet notices of intentions.
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Objectives
The stated objectives of the Ministry in respect
to its various functional activities are as follows:-
| 1. |
Local
Government and Town and Regional Planning |
| 2. |
Housing
Development |
| 3. |
Town
Development - |
Local Government and Town and Regional Planning
| 1. |
Create
an efficient and effective system of Local Government
with the participation of local communities and the provision
of basic and essential amenities and services; |
| 2. |
Undertake
socio-economic and commercial project which are beneficial,
revenue generating, as well as to improve and uplift the
standard of living of ratepayers and the local communities; |
| 3. |
Direct
the Local Authority to diversify its sources of revenue
so as to lessen its financial dependencies on State Government
grants and subsidies; |
| 4. |
Ensure
that the Local Authority enforces its by-laws; |
| 5. |
Transform
towns and city centres in each LA into a clean, healthy,
beautiful and spectacular place; and |
| 6. |
Create
an orderly development and growth of townships and urban
areas through proper structured planning, pre-planning
studies, town plans and local plans. |
Housing Development
| 1. |
Raise
the standard of living and minimize poverty through house-ownership
and in particular to provide habitable, safe and affordable
houses to shelter the genuinely needy and low income citizens; |
| 2. |
Assist
Bumiputera in house-ownership through a quota system of
60% reserve at the initial stage and to open to any qualified
applicant upon satisfying that there are no more Bumiputera
takers; |
| 3. |
Create
employment through housing and town development industry; |
| 4. |
Promote
unity through social and racial integration by way of
allocation of houses on 60% to 40% basis to Bumiputera
and non-Bumiputera respectively; and |
| 5. |
Enforce
the Housing Enactment (Control and Licensing of Developers)
1978. |
Town Development
| 1. |
Bring
better and more sophisticated urban facilities into rural
and semi-rural areas so as to reduce rural-urban migration; |
| 2. |
Create
more urban space for the participation of Bumiputera and
non-Bumiputera in business and commerce with a view to
restructure society and promote national unity; |
| 3. |
Assist
Bumiputera in acquiring ownership of shop and commercial
premises through the initial 30% reserve; |
| 4. |
This
objective could be classified as a function as it is an
operational task. |
| 5. |
It
has been proposed in the Draft Report on the Rationalization
of State Ministries, Departments and Agencies (IDS Sabah,1988)
that the function of Town Development is to be assigned
to SEDCO from LPPB to avoid duplication of functions between
the two agencies in township development. |
| 6. |
Generate
more job opportunities for the various skilled and semi-skilled
labourers such as carpenters, masons, painters, etc.;
and |
| 7. |
Bridge
the gap of regional imbalances through the creation of
new towns and centre at strategic points. |
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Vision
"Establishment of Local Authorities as efficient,
dynamic, and fully autonomous institutions adapting responsively
to contemporary developments and progress."
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Mission
"The Ministry is committed to ensure that Local
Authorities are governed efficiently under the provisions of
the Local Government Ordinance 1961, to enhance the level of
efficiency and provision of modern urban services by Local Authorities
so as to improve the overall quality of urban living, to ensure
smooth and systematic implementation of urban developments in
accordance with approved planning schemes as well as to ensure
that every citizen of the State is provided with the opportunity
of enjoying adequate housing facilities through the provision
of more affordable low cost houses by its implementing agency.".
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Organization Structure
The ministry is headed by a Minister who is assisted
by the Assistant Minister and the Permanent Secretary. The Permanent
Secretary is the Chief Executive of the Ministry, and is assisted
by the Senior Assistant Secretary and Heads of Sections/Units.
As shown in Organization Chart , the present organization structure
of the Ministry is divided into the following:-
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Housing Control Unit |
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Audit Unit |
| Corporate
Services |
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Squatters
Relocation & Housing Section |
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Legal
Section |
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Training
and Administration Section |
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Co-ordination
and Development Planning Section |
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Account
Section |
| Technical
Services |
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Architectural
Section |
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Quantity
Surveying Section |
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Valuation
Section |
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Cleanliness
& Health Section |
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Computer Section |
Each of the sections is headed by a Division
I Officer. All the heads of divisions report directly to the
Permanent Secretary (PS) and also the Senior Assistant Secretary
(SAS) on matters under his responsibilities. Currently, there
are seventy five staffs in the Ministry.
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