Re-appraising the Framework of Planning and Land Law as an Instrument for Sustainable Land Development in Malaysia

This paper is produced from an initial background of a research and based on the outlined objectives: I) to assess the principles of planning law and land law systems in Malaysia as an instrument for sustainable land development. II) to identify the shortcomings in the use of present legislative framework and approaches between Town and Country Planning Act, 1976 and National Land Code 1965. The paper is purely based on literature review and dealing with the current understanding of the legislative framework with further identification on key problems and conflicts that involved between both laws for the betterment of society.