KUALA LUMPUR – Condominium and apartment management bodies are not allowed to issue compounds to those who do not abide by the government’s standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the requirement to wear face masks, among others, comes under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988, meaning only government officials are empowered to issue compounds.
“We have not given this power to condominium and apartment management bodies. They have no jurisdiction,” he said in a press conference today.
Ismail was commenting on a viral post that an Ampang condominium’s management had issued a RM100 compound to a 1-year-old for not wearing a face mask in a lift.
The minister said the action taken by the management is wrong and unreasonable, and ordered the condominium management to rescind the fine.
“The only power that condominium managements have is related to their premises, such as vandalism or facility damages.”
On a separate matter, Ismail clarified that it is not an offence to travel in the same car even if individuals do not live in the same house.
His comments came after four teenagers were allegedly issued RM1,000 compounds by the police recently, on grounds that they are not from the same household.
“Recently, I announced that the two-per-car limit in all states in the country has been lifted, and that the number of passengers depends on the capacity of the vehicle.
“I have never mentioned any requirement about passengers being from the same house. They can live separately, as long as they adhere to vehicle capacity.” – The Vibes, February 25, 2021
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