Section 2

“appropriate authority” means the Ruler in Council or the Yang di-Pertua Negeri in Council as the case may be, of the State concerned;

“drainage area” means any area which shall have been declared by the appropriate authority under section 3 to be a drainage area;

“drainage works” includes the construction and maintenance of drains and water courses, embankments, culverts, sluices, water gates, access paths in drainage reserves and other similar works;

“land” includes any land whether held under title or occupied in expectation of registration of title or otherwise;

“occupier” includes a lessee or tenant and the cultivator or person in actual possession, management or control of any land;

“owner” means the registered proprietor of any land in States of *Peninsular Malaysia and the legal owner or holder by customary tenure of any land.

*NOTE—All references to “West Malaysia” shall be construed as reference to “Peninsular

Malaysia”–see the Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997 [Act A996], subsection 5(2).

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