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 Collect tolls from users and other costs of the necessary facilities along the highway;
 Plan and conduct research to ensure the efficient use of highways and other facilities along the
highway;
 However, after the privatization of the North-South Expressway, Kuala Lumpur-Karak
Highway and the Penang Bridge concession to the company, role and functions of the MHA has
been altered from an implementing agency for the regulatory agency.

Agencies that are involved in Road laws and acts
i. Department of Environment (Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS))
ii. Road Transport Department (Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan)

Department of Environment (Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS))

The main function of the DOE is to prevent, eliminate, control pollution and
improve the environment, consistent with the purposes of the Environmental
Quality Act 1974 and the regulations there under DOE is also responsible for the
implementation of the resolutions decided by the conventions of the international
environment such as Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer
1985, Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, 1987, the
Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and
Their Disposal Act 1989 and other areas while the success of programs of bilateral
cooperation and multilateral cooperation between Indonesia, Singapore and other ASEAN countries on
environmental management.

Road Transport Department (Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan)

Objective
 To establish and regulate the registration and licensing of motor vehicles in
a systematic, reliable and innovative manner.
 Establish and administer the road transport law with the commitment to
produce competent, law abiding and prudent drivers of motor vehicles.
 To enforce and administer the road transport law with integrity and
commitment to create a society that has a culture of adherence to the rules
of the road.
 To monitor and administer motor vehicle safety standards with efficiency and integrity to meet
the needs of the environment and the country's automotive industry.

Agencies that are involved in Traffic
i. Royal Malaysia Police (Polis Diraja Malaysia)
ii. Road Safety Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Keselamatan Jalanraya Malaysia)

Royal Malaysia Police (Polis Diraja Malaysia)

Objectives
 Reduce crime to a minimum;
 Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of human resource development;
 Increase the rate of disposal of cases and combating organized crime;
 Reduce drug supply and demand;
 Improve the efficiency of financial management and optimal logistics
requirements for the success of the police;

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