License / Permit / Service Description

• Professional MBIP Business Premises and Advertisement License application services for eligible commercial, retail, service and industrial premises in Iskandar Puteri, Johor. We assist with business activity classification, premises eligibility assessment, SSM document verification, supporting document preparation, application submission coordination and follow-up with the MBIP Licensing Department. Our services are suitable for retail shops, restaurants, cafés, offices, salons, workshops, warehouses, factories and other premises requiring local authority business licensing. Additional technical approvals may be coordinated depending on the business activity. We also provide administrative assistance for business activity amendments, company or ownership changes, additional advertisement applications, licensing compliance enquiries and related regulatory matters. All applications remain subject to MBIP's assessment and approval.

Related Departments / Regulatory Bodies ​

• Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri (MBIP)
• MBIP Licensing Department
• MBIP Building Department, where applicable
• MBIP Planning and Development Department, where applicable
• MBIP One Stop Centre (OSC), where applicable
• MBIP Enforcement Department
• MBIP Health Department, where applicable
• Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP)
• Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM)
• Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (BOMBA)
• Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH/KKM), where applicable
• Relevant District Health Office (PKD)
• Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), where applicable
• Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH/JKKP), where applicable
• Department of Environment (DOE/JAS), where applicable
• Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), where applicable
• Other relevant technical agencies and statutory authorities
  

License Name ( Bahasa Malayu )

• Permohonan Lesen Premis Perniagaan dan Iklan MBIP
  

Application Scenarios & Business Necessity

• An entrepreneur intends to open a retail shop or convenience store.
• A restaurant or café operator requires business premises licensing before commencing operations.
• A company establishes a new office, consultancy or service centre.
• A salon or beauty business opens at a commercial shoplot.
• An automotive workshop requires licensing for vehicle repair or servicing activities.
• A tyre shop or automotive accessories business requires premises licensing and potentially additional parking compliance.
• A warehouse operator intends to use a property for storage or distribution activities.
• A manufacturer requires a local authority industrial premises licence for an eligible factory.
• A business operates several different activities within one premises and requires composite licensing assessment.
• A tenant wishes to verify whether a proposed business activity is suitable for a rented premises.
• A company intends to install a business signboard and requires advertisement compliance coordination.
• A food business needs to coordinate food hygiene and other sector-specific licensing requirements.
• A company plans to change its registered business activity or add new activities.
• An existing business intends to change the licensed company name or ownership details.
• A business receives an MBIP notice concerning premises licensing or unauthorised activities.
• A new development or commercial project requires licensing coordination with building or planning approvals.

Important Rules & Compliance Standards

• The business premises must be located within MBIP's administrative jurisdiction.
• Applicants must use the prescribed Borang Permohonan Lesen Premis Perniagaan dan Iklan.
• MBIP's published guidelines require one application for each business premises.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• The application must be made by an eligible registered company director or manager, as specified in MBIP's guidelines.
• Applications made by a manager or branch manager must include a valid appointment letter from the company director.
• The published paper application instructions require forms to be completed clearly using blue or black ink.
• MBIP states that only complete applications will be accepted and processed, and postal applications are not permitted under its published procedure.
• Composite licence applications involving more than three business activities in one premises require the relevant additional information in Part III of the prescribed form.
• The proposed business activity must be accurately declared and suitable for the premises.
• Applicants must submit the applicable identification and SSM registration documents.
• Sdn. Bhd. applicants must provide the applicable company incorporation and corporate information documents.
• The application checklist requires a coloured signboard visual verified by DBP, or the relevant DBP language verification certificate.
• Coloured photographs showing the premises frontage and interior business area are required.
• Additional documents may include location plans, coordinates, approved building plans, temporary building permits, planning approvals, CFO/CCC and stamped tenancy or sale and purchase agreements.
• Renovation, partition or structural alterations requiring approval must be addressed through the appropriate building control process.
• Business signboards must comply with MBIP's advertisement conditions, including the applicable Bahasa Melayu and display requirements.
• Business activities must comply with the applicable MBIP Trade, Business and Industrial Licensing By-Laws 2018 and other relevant by-laws.
• Food and beverage businesses must comply with applicable food hygiene, food handling and health requirements.
• Businesses involving controlled goods, hazardous processes, machinery or industrial operations may require additional agency approvals.
• A local authority business licence does not replace sector-specific permits or statutory approvals.
• Approved licences must be used only for the authorised premises and business activities.
• Changes to company ownership, business activities or advertisement arrangements may require amendment applications.
• Applicants must pay the applicable processing fees and approved licence charges.
• The published Pindaan 11 guideline lists an application processing fee of RM50 for new business premises and advertisement applications and RM300 for new industrial/factory premises and advertisement applications. These are processing fees, not the annual licence rates, and should be reconfirmed before payment.
• Submission and payment of an application processing fee do not guarantee approval.
• The licence holder must comply with any additional conditions imposed by MBIP.
  

Compound & Legal Penalties

• Rejection or delay of a business licence application due to incomplete documents or failure to meet eligibility requirements.
• Enforcement action for operating a business premises without the required valid licence.
• Compound notices or prosecution for applicable offences under MBIP licensing by-laws.
• Notices requiring unauthorised business activities to cease.
• Licence suspension, revocation or refusal of renewal where permitted by the applicable law.
• Enforcement action for conducting business activities not covered by the approved licence.
• Separate penalties for displaying advertisements or signboards without the required approval.
• Building-related enforcement action for unauthorised renovations, extensions or structural modifications.
• Additional enforcement action for food hygiene, public health or fire safety violations.
• Separate regulatory consequences for operating controlled or restricted business activities without the necessary agency approvals.
• Possible penalties for obstruction or unauthorised use of public walkways, parking areas or road reserves.
• Additional expenses for corrective works, document resubmission, technical inspections and regulatory compliance.
• Business disruption, financial losses and other legal consequences resulting from non-compliance.

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