Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara (Dissolution) Act 1997

This Act may be cited as the Lembaga Kemajuan Johor

Tenggara (Dissolution) Act 1997 and shall come into force on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

“appointed date” means the date appointed by the Minister under section 1;

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“Federal Lands Commissioner” means the Federal Lands

Commissioner appointed under the Federal Lands Commissioner Act 1957 [Act 349];

“Lembaga” means the Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara established under the Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara Act 1983 [Act 75];

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for rural development.

The Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara Act 1972 is repealed and the Lembaga established thereunder is dissolved.

All powers, rights, privileges, duties, liabilities and obligations which immediately before the appointed date were those of the

Lembaga shall, as from that date, devolve on the Government.

(1)

All lands which immediately before the appointed date were vested in the Lembaga shall, on the appointed date, vest in the

Federal Lands Commissioner for the purposes of the Government.

All moneys standing in, or due to be paid to, the Lembaga shall, on the appointed date, be transferred to, and vest in the Government.

All deeds, bonds, agreements, instruments and working arrangements subsisting immediately before the appointed date and affecting any of the property transferred under section 5 shall be of full force and effect against or in favour of the Government and enforceable as fully and effectually as if, instead of the Lembaga or any person acting on its behalf, the Government had been named therein or had been a party thereto.

Subject to this Act, all written laws, including subsidiary legislation, affecting or for the protection of the Lembaga and in force immediately before the appointed date shall, until amended or revoked by the appropriate authority having power so to do, continue in force and be construed as if this Act had not been passed:

Provided that any reference in such written laws to the Lembaga, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be construed as a reference to the Government and expressions importing such a reference shall be construed accordingly.

Provided that the Minister shall not exercise the powers conferred by this section after the expiration of three years from the appointed date.