This table adapted from Ar Ridha Razak Consulting.
| No. | Act | Peninsular Malaysia | Sabah | Sarawak |
| 1. | Land law | National Land Code 1956 (Act 56) | Sabah Land Ordinance (Sabah cap. 68) | Land Code (Chapter 81) Laws of Sarawak |
| 2. | Local Government Law | Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171) | Local Government Ordinance 1961 | Local Authorities Ordinance 1996 |
| 3. | Planning Law | Town Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) | The Town Country Planning Ordinance 1950 (Sabah cap. 141) | The Town Country Planning Ordinance 1952 (Sarawak cap. 87) |
| 4. | Street Drainage Building Law | Street Drainage Building Act 1974 (Act 133) | By Law (Building) 1951 drafted under Local Government Ordinance 1961 | Sarawak Buildings Ordinance 1994 |
| 5. | Housing Developers Law | Housing Developers Act 1966 (Act 118) | Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Enactment 1978 | Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Ordinance 2013 |
| 6. | Strata Title Law | Strata Title Act 1985 (Act 318) & Strata Management Act 2013 (Act 757) | State of Sabah Land (subsidiary title) Enactment 1972 (Sabah no. 9 of 1972) | Sarawak Strata Titles Ordinance 1995 |
| 7. | Professional Law | Architect Act, Engineers Act, Town Planners Act, Surveyors Act | Architect Act, Engineers Act, Town Planners Act, Surveyors Act | Architect Act, Engineers Act, Town Planners Act, Surveyors Act |