MOTOR HEARSE (PERBADANAN PUTRAJAYA) BY-LAWS 1999

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 102 of the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171), the Perbadanan Putrajaya makes and pursuant to section 103 of the said Act the State Authority confirms, the following by-laws:

Citation, application and commencement

1. These by-laws may be cited as the Motor Hearse (Perbadanan Putrajaya) By-Laws 1999 and shall apply only to Kawasan Perbadanan Putrajaya and shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette.

Interpretation

2. In these by-laws, unless the context otherwise requires-

• "authorised officer " means any officer of the Perbadanan authorised in writing by the President;
• "hearse" means any vehicle which belongs to the Perbadanan which is to be used to carry corpse for burial;
• "Kawasan Perbadanan Putrajaya" means the area as described in section 10 of the Perbadanan Putrajaya Act 1995(Act 536);
• "Perbadanan" means the Perbadanan Putrajaya established under section 3 of the Perbadanan Putrajaya Act 1995 (Act 536).

Hearse

3. No person shall use the hearse without prior written permission from the Perbadanan.

Right of Using

4. The hearse shall be used for Muslim only.

Application

5.

(1) An application for the use of the hearse shall be in such form as the Perbadanan may determine.

(2) The Perbadanan may in his discretion amend, refuse or cancel any application without assigning any reason therefore.

Fees

6.

(1) The whole fees for the use of the hearse shall be as in the Schedule and shall be paid upon submitting the application form.

(2) The authorised officer may on being satisfied that the deceased has left no estate nor any relatives or friends or sufficient means to pay the aforesaid fees and charges remit wholly or in part the aforesaid fees and charges.

Prohibitions

7.

(1) Nothing can be carried by using the hearse except burial equipment.

(2) No other person is allowed to be in the hearse except for a maximum of six persons who are accompanying the corpse.

Penalty

8. Any person who contravenes any provision of these by-laws shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both such fine and imprisonment.

SCHEDULE
(By-laws 6)
RENT FEE FOR THE MOTOR HEARSE

1. Within Kawasan Perbadanan Putrajaya RM 50.00
2. Outside Kawasan Perbadanan Putrajaya

(a) Basic fee
(b) Travelling fees : 55 cents for every kilometre

RM 50.00

Made by the Perbadanan Putrajaya in the meeting on the day of 1999

TAN SRI DATUK SERI AZIZAN BIN ZAINUL ABIDIN

President Perbadanan Putrajaya

Confirmed by the State Authority in its meeting on the day of 1999
[PPj/URUS/PENT (s) JLD. ( ); PU.SelAM/0100/7AM ]

ASMAWAR BIN SAMAT

Secretary State Executive Council Selangor