Table 26.7 State level agencies and their duties/relevant responsibilities
Agency
Duties/relevant responsibilities
State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN)/
State Economic Planning Bureau (BPEN)
• Responsible for economic planning at state level
and budgetary management
• Coordinated land development in the state land
State Forestry Department (SFD)
• Administer and manage the state’s forest
resources based on sustainable forest management
(SFM) concept in order to benefit the social, economic and environment to the people
• Act as the implementing agency for policies and
enforcement of laws and forestry regulations
• Act as the implementing agency’s development
efforts, rehabilitation and reforestation through
proper silvicultural practices for optimum and sustainable production of forest produce
Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA)
• BOMBA is responsible for suppressing fire and
provides training for the stakeholders on firefighting operations
Department of Agriculture (DOA)
• Provide consultation services and technical support in a package format to entrepreneurs, private
organisations and agriculture development agencies including agriculture activity on peat
• Assessing land and crop suitability classification
and soil survey
• Promoting sustainability agriculture and advisory services to smallholders
• Implementing government agricultural policy
• Promoting and implementing the Good Agriculture Practices
Department of Land and Survey
• Ensuring proper land administration by recording alienation and land use changes
• Determine exact boundaries of different land
uses and ensuring their legal status
Department of Town and Country Planning
(DTCP)
• Act as the principal adviser to the State Government on all matters of planning, including the
preservation of land use and development.
• Act as advisors to local authorities on town and
country planning, and development and land use.
• Implement and coordinate the standardisation of
the full implementation of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) in all local planning
authorities in Selangor.
• Coordinate the preparation of the development
plan of the State Structure Plan, Local Plan and
Special Area Plan and research/special projects
either ordered or on the initiative of the department
based on ESA component adoption.
• Provide advice to departments/agencies of the
town and country planning.
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Agency
Duties/relevant responsibilities
State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN)/
State Economic Planning Bureau (BPEN)
• Responsible for economic planning at state level
and budgetary management
• Coordinated land development in the state land
State Forestry Department (SFD)
• Administer and manage the state’s forest
resources based on sustainable forest management
(SFM) concept in order to benefit the social, economic and environment to the people
• Act as the implementing agency for policies and
enforcement of laws and forestry regulations
• Act as the implementing agency’s development
efforts, rehabilitation and reforestation through
proper silvicultural practices for optimum and sustainable production of forest produce
Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA)
• BOMBA is responsible for suppressing fire and
provides training for the stakeholders on firefighting operations
Department of Agriculture (DOA)
• Provide consultation services and technical support in a package format to entrepreneurs, private
organisations and agriculture development agencies including agriculture activity on peat
• Assessing land and crop suitability classification
and soil survey
• Promoting sustainability agriculture and advisory services to smallholders
• Implementing government agricultural policy
• Promoting and implementing the Good Agriculture Practices
Department of Land and Survey
• Ensuring proper land administration by recording alienation and land use changes
• Determine exact boundaries of different land
uses and ensuring their legal status
Department of Town and Country Planning
(DTCP)
• Act as the principal adviser to the State Government on all matters of planning, including the
preservation of land use and development.
• Act as advisors to local authorities on town and
country planning, and development and land use.
• Implement and coordinate the standardisation of
the full implementation of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) in all local planning
authorities in Selangor.
• Coordinate the preparation of the development
plan of the State Structure Plan, Local Plan and
Special Area Plan and research/special projects
either ordered or on the initiative of the department
based on ESA component adoption.
• Provide advice to departments/agencies of the
town and country planning.
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