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A number of personnel from district offices, municipal departments and the Housing Development Department have been given authority to enforce parts of the Building Control Order 2014 (BCO) in a handover ceremony on Saturday. The Authority on Building Control and Construction Industry (ABCi) said the delegation of powers allows appointed municipal and district office personnel […]
Azlan Othman There has been a significant increase of public complaints related to development and construction activities received by Authority on Building Control and Construction Industry (ABCi), with statistics showing a 216-per-cent rise from 2021 (249 cases) to 2022 (539 cases). Complaints included a range of issues relating to landslides incidents, collapsed retaining walls, blocked […]
James Kon A restaurant was ordered closed by the Authority for Building Control and Construction Industry (ABCi) during its first operation of the year with other agencies recently. The eatery was found operating in three units renovated without prior application of Occupation Permit (OP). Section 16(1)(a) under Building Control Order 2014 stated that no building […]
July 22, 2021 Fadley Faisal A land owner in Mukim Sengkurong was issued a notice by the Authority for Building Control and Construction Industry (ABCi) to demolish the illegal extension of his house which had encroached into his neighbour’s land, an offence Under Section 24(1) of the Building Control Order 2014 (BCO). The owner complied with the Planning Authority’s order and demolished the extension within the stipulated time. Any person who carries out, permits or authorises the carrying out of building works without approval and permit from ABCi is guilty of an offence which carries a ...
June 23, 2021 Azlan Othman A local construction company hired to renovate a house in Kampong Lumapas was found to have carried out building works without a permit from the Authority for Building Control and Construction Industry (ABCi). The landowner had complained to the ABCi about the delay in the completion of the project, despite the continual progress payments for the building works. The ABCi issued a notice to the construction company regarding the alleged offence under Section 24(1)(b) of the Building Control Order 2014 (BCO), for building without a permit. If convicted, the offence ca...