Taiping Municipal Council

Taiping Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Taiping
Local Government Act 1976

Type
Type	Municipal Council of Taiping, Perak
History
Founded	1 September 1979
Preceded by	Taiping Local Authority Administration Board
Leadership
President	Khairul Amir Mohamad Zubir
Secretary	Kamaruzzaman Kamari
Motto
Aman Selama-lamanya Everlasting Peace
Meeting place

Wisma Perbandaran Taiping, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000 Taiping, Perak
Website
www.mptaiping.gov.my

Taiping Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Taiping, abbreviated MPT) is the municipal council which administers Taiping in the state of Perak, Malaysia. This council was established after the township. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 186.46 square kilometres.^[1]

The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-three councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Perak State Government. MPT is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure

History

MPT started as a Sanitary Board in 1874, formed by the British. From its gradual and sturdy development, it obtained Taiping Local Authority Administration Board (LPKTT) its Municipal status on 1 September 1979.^[1]

In general, the council as the local authority, is a Corporate Body established under the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171), being the body responsible for managing the Taiping area based on local interest, as well as a local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172); MPT is directly tasked by Law to formulate and implement development planning policies based on centralised locality in accordance to the policies set by the Government.^[1]