ENERGOPROJEK (M) HOLDINGS V. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
- Citation
- ENERGOPROJEK (M) HOLDINGS V. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
- Court
- Malaysian court
On purposive and contextual construction the statutory definition of 'housing development' requires an element of sale or purchaser protection; where a company constructs more than four units solely as staff accommodation with no intention to sell, it does not engage in 'housing development' under the Act and therefore no licence is required; the offence under s.5(1) is not strict liability in this context and conviction cannot stand.