LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 1961 (No. 11 of 1961) KOTA KINABALU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (PLANTING) BY-LAWS, 1982

LOCAL GOVERNMENNT ORDINANCE, 1961 (No. 11 of 1961) KOTA KINABALU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (PLANTING) BY-LAWS, 1982 (G.N.L. 63 of 1982) In exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 50 of the Local Government Ordinance, 1961, Kota Kinabalu Municipal Council has made the following By-laws:

1. Title. These By-laws may be cited as Kota Kinabalu Municipal Council (Planting) By-laws, 1982.

2. Interpretation. In these By-laws --

3. Requirement to plant crops. Every Head of Household residing within the rural area shall cultivate and keep in cultivation the following crops :-

(a)five plants of chilli; (b)two beds (12' x 4' x 10") of vegetables; (c)ten plants of tapioca; (d)two coconut palms; (e)one plant of jack fruit (Artocartus Heterothyllus); (f)one plant of durian palanta (Durio Zibethinus); (g)five plants of passion fruit (Tassiflora Dulis) : Provided that it shall not be an offence for failure to cultivate any of the above crops if his living environment does not reasonably enable him to cultivate such crop or crops.

4. Requirement to cultivate ornamental plants. Every Head of Household residing within the urban area shall cultivate and keep in cultivation the following plants :-

(a)one plant of Hibiscus; (b)one plant of Bouganvillea; (c)two ornamental plants of any species : Provided that it shall not be an offence for failure to cultivate any of the above plants if his living environment does not reasonably enable him to cultivate such plant or plants.

5. Requirement to turf land in compound. Every Head of Household residing in the urban area shall turf the land in his living environment.

6. Penalty. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these By-laws shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of five hundred ringgit.

Dated at Kota Kinabalu, this 8th day of April, 1982.

DATUK HAJI BISTARI

BIN DATUK HAJI JINURAIN

President,

Kota Kinabalu Municipal Council.

I approve the foregoing By-laws.

Dated at Kota Kinabalu, this 27th day of August, 1982.

AYUB AMAN,

Minister of Town and Country Development.