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AKTA PERSEKUTUAN · ACT 318

Strata Titles Act 1985

Akta Hakmilik Strata 1985

Housing & property
ACT NUMBER318
01 / OVERVIEW

What does this Act cover?

Covers division of buildings and land into strata parcels and registration of strata titles.

An editorial discovery summary, not a quotation or authoritative interpretation. Actual application depends on the specific provision, amendments and jurisdiction.

02 / VERIFICATION STATUS

Not verified for legal reliance

Current consolidated text
Full verification pending
Commencement
Not verified
Latest amendments
Not verified
Catalogue date
2026-10-11

Do not treat the year in the Act's title as the commencement date of every provision.

03 / ORIGINAL SOURCES

Check official material

Undang-Undang Malaysia · AGCSearch Act 318 and current editions on the AGC portal. ↗JKPTG · Akta Hakmilik Strata 1985Additional government reference; verify document date and amendments. ↗
04 / HISTORY

Legislative timeline

Bills, passage, gazettement, commencement and amendments will appear after their dated source documents have been checked individually. No dates are inferred.

These events have individual official sources. Verifying an event does not establish that the entire current Act, all amendments or each provision's application has been checked.

5 sourced eventsEditorial review: 2026-10-11
  1. Commencement

    Strata Titles Act commenced in Peninsular Malaysia

    JKPTG states the Strata Titles Act 1985 commenced on 1 June 1985 for states in Peninsular Malaysia.

    Scope: Peninsular Malaysia according to JKPTG; this does not establish equivalent applicability in Sabah or Sarawak.

    Evidence: JKPTG · Akta Hakmilik Strata (Pindaan) 2013 [A1450]
  2. Year only
    Amendment

    Strata Titles (Amendment) Act 2013 (A1450) · A1450

    JKPTG publishes Act A1450, concerning amendments that introduced the concept of issuing strata titles alongside vacant possession. The year 2013 identifies the amending Act, not a nationwide commencement date.

    Evidence: JKPTG · Naskhah Akta A1450 (PDF)
  3. Gazettement

    Amendment Act A1450 published in the Gazette · A1450

    The official A1450 instrument hosted by JKPTG records Gazette publication on 7 February 2013. Section 1(2)–(3) provides for commencement by separate gazette notification, potentially varying by state or provision. Publication is not itself commencement.

    Evidence: JKPTG · Akta A1450, hlm. 2–3 (PDF)
  4. Amendment

    Amendment Act A1518 took effect · A1518

    JKPTG lists A1518 as the 2016 amendment and reports an effective date of 1 January 2017. Its study also describes the addition of Part IVA concerning parcel or provisional block taxation.

    Scope: Check the relevant state's legal and administrative implementation; parcel-tax adoption differs by state.

    Evidence: JKPTG · Akta Hakmilik Strata 1985 / Kajian Pelaksanaan Cukai Petak
  5. Administrative guidance

    JKPTG circular on strata-title processing timelines

    JKPTG lists Circular No. 9/2026 dated 18 August 2026 on improved title-processing timelines in connection with A1450. An administrative circular is not itself a new Act amendment.

    Evidence: JKPTG · Senarai Pekeliling Terbuka, Bil. 9/2026