All "qualified persons" registered will be given a pin to access the system, most probably using their IC number. Haji Mohd Rozan bin Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yunos, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Development yesterday told the media that the system is the latest e-government application to benefit the public and hopes to improve the ease-of-doing-business in the country.
Meanwhile, the authority in particular, the Town and Country Planning Department, has reminded that all applications for building construction and earthworks must only be submitted by "Qualified Persons" (architects. and engineers) who are registered with the Ministry of Development depending ~on the type of building and earthwork proposals.
This rule also produced some negative feedbacks by certain architects who believe that the owner or developer should be allowed to submit their own proposals to the approving authority, because they may want to make some changes at a later time. Mr Hock Kok Seng, Commissioner of Town and Country Planning said this is to avoid problems that could arise when the contractor and owner develop a land without regards to the approved specifications.
"There were cases where proposals submitted by the owner or developer were not approved although earlier proposals submitted by the architect were approved, because they didn't meet the requirements," he said.
"There were also cases where houses or buildings being built crossed another land property and was not shown in the actual plan," he said and added, "We know it was unfortunate that we were not able to produce the necessary "Occupancy Permit (OP)". With this rule, it is necessary that the qualified persons (architects and engineers) deal with the owner throughout its development process until it is completed.
According to him, this will also improve the professionalism and services rendered by the qualified persons and improve their business in the long run. He said submissions must follow the guidelines and requirements of the Development Control Competent Authority (DCCA) to avoid applications being rejected and thus, cause unnecessary delay.
It is therefore important that all qualified persons submitting for applicants and landowners (clients) be responsible and professional in their conduct, and be knowledgeable about the existing guidelines and requirements of the DCCA, the site submitted and the surrounding areas.
In this regard, the general public and landowners are reminded to seek advice and approval from the DCCA before conducting developments such as earthworks building, construction or extensions and change of use. For any queries related to development control process, the public may contact the Town and Country Planning Department through its office branches nationwide or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
This improvement to the development control system in terms of a unified development control authority and reviewed applications procedure will enable the DCCA to deliver the best and efficient services to the general public while assisting in reducing delays and allow ease of doing business in the country.
On the other hand, Dato Paduka Architect Idris proposed that a professional board for "qualified persons" be established that will help to not only monitor and ensure that their professional services be maintained at the optimum level but also promote improvement and development of members
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Azaraimy HH
Quelle/Source: Brunei Direct, 08.02.2010
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