Kuasa dan fungsi majlis diperuntukkan di bawah Local Authorities Ordinance 1996 (Chapter 20)

Majlis juga terikat dengan Standard, Ordinan, Peraturan, Akta dan Undang-undang Kecil yang lain seperti:

Ordinan/Undang-Undang Kecil

• Protection of Public Health Ordinance, 1999
• Protection of Public Health (Licensing of Hotels and Lodging Houses) Regulations, 2003
• Local Authorities (Cleanliness) By Laws, 2009
• Local Authorities (Compulsory Desludging of Septic Tanks) By-laws, 2002
• Local Authorities (Reflexology and Health Establishments) By-Laws, 2009
• Buildings Ordinance, 1994
• The Entertainment By-Laws, 2001
• State Road Ordinance , 1994
• Parks By-Laws, 1965
• The Local Authority Financial Regulations (LAFR, 1997)
  

Akta Persekutuan

• Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1994 (Act 514)
• Environmental Quality Act, 1974 (Act 127)
• Factories and Machineries Act, 1967 (Act 139)
• Food Act, 1983
• Road Transport Act 1987

Standard

• MS ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements

(Kemaskini Pautan - 19 Mei 2022)