BY INDY MAEALASIA

The Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) has commenced its enquiry into the much-anticipated National Building Standard Bill 2025, a landmark legislative proposal aimed at transforming building safety and inclusivity across the country.

The proposed bills seek to address long-standing gaps in construction standards, building safety, and disaster resilience, while also embedding gender inclusion and accessibility for people with special needs into national building regulations.

Speaking during the enquiry, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID), Allan Lilia, highlighted the bill’s focus on protecting vulnerable populations.

“The justification for this intervention is the bill will improve people’s livelihood and living standards, improve safety and comfort for all and regulation and enforcement of standards to buildings.”

“Building designs will be inclusive for all and accessible for people with special needs. Design will be climate resilient and sustainable in the long run,” he added.

Various stakeholders are expected to come before the committee in the coming days.

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