SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state assembly today passed the Klang Royal City Council Enactment Bill 2024 to allow the local authority to change its name.
The bill was passed by state assembly speaker Lau Weng San after the third reading by local government and tourism committee chairman Ng Suee Lim.
Earlier, Ng, when tabling the bill for the third reading, said that in addition to changing the name of the local authority, the presentation of the bill was also for other matters arising from the elevation of Klang’s municipal status to city status on Nov 23 last year.
“This bill aims to change the status of the municipality to a city according to the provisions under the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171).
“To raise the status of the Klang municipal council to the Klang Royal City Council, there is no need to amend the existing legislation. However, the state authorities need to enact a bill to make provisions for changing the status of the municipality to a city,” he said when presenting the bill at the state assembly sitting here.
Ng said the bill was enacted with the aim of maintaining the powers, duties, and privileges of office holders following the municipality’s elevation to city status.
On Feb 5, the sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah proclaimed the Klang municipal council as the Klang Royal City Council.
The sultan also announced the appointment of Noraini Roslan as the mayor with effect from Nov 23, 2023.
The assembly sits again tomorrow. - FMT
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