Putrajaya has no intention of amending the Federal Constitution to curb deforestation, says Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Xavier Jayakumar.
As Xavier explained, it was agreed during the formation of Malaysia that land falls under the jurisdiction of state governments.
"At present, we have no intention of amending the constitution as far as land is concerned," he told reporters when met at the Parliament lobby today.
"Because, as you know, one of the agreements in the formation of Malaysia is that land will be completely under state purview."
Previously, Xavier said that the government had completed its guidelines on forest management and would engage state administrations in the process.
"We will set some standard operating procedure on how states can follow the guidelines," he added.
Earlier today, The Malaysian Insight reported that Putrajaya was pushing for a constitutional amendment to control deforestation.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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