MBPP cracks down on illegal entertainment outlets, foreign-run stall
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has clamped down on two premises here for operating unlicensed entertainment business activities.
The city council said both premises were subjected to enforcement action during a special operation last night.
It said the operation, conducted by the Licensing Department and the Enforcement Department of the MBPP, involved the seizure of broadcasting equipment from both premises.
"The enforcement action (seizure) was carried out based on a notice issued for conducting unlicensed entertainment business activities under Section 6(1) of the Entertainment and Places of Entertainment Enactment 1998.
"All seized broadcasting equipment was taken to the MBPP Enforcement Department's storage for safekeeping, documentation, and further action," it said in a Facebook posting.
Meanwhile, in a separate operation, the city council, through the Licensing Department, Enforcement Department, and Municipal Services Department, carried out a demolition operation yesterday morning on an unlicensed stall that had been rented out to foreign nationals for business purposes.
It said the seizure of business equipment was also carried out based on the notice issued under the Penang Island City Council (MPPP) Street Hawker By-Laws 1979.
"We are thankful to Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) for their assistance in ensuring the smooth execution of this operation.
"We will continue to monitor and take strict enforcement action against any business premises, especially food stalls rented out to foreign nationals for conducting business," it added in another Facebook entry.
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