Malaysia legislation
Section 68
Section 68
], or any other written law, no land within an area subject to the provisions of this section shall be used for any purpose other than the cultivation of padi without the consent of the
Committee for the drainage or irrigation area within which such land is situated.
(2)
The provisions of subsection (1) shall not, for so long as such land continues to be used for the same purpose, apply to any land in respect of which the Committee, upon the application of any owner or occupier, has recorded that such land was prior to the date of commencement of this Ordinance, or one year before an order under this section, whichever date is the later, lawfully used for any purpose other than the cultivation of padi.
(3)
The Yang di-Pertua Negeri may order that any area or areas of land within a drainage or irrigation area shall be subject to the provisions of this section and upon
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publication of such order the Director of Lands and Surveys or Collector as the case may be shall, prior to the registration of the first dealing in the Land effected after the date of coming into force of this Ordinance, endorse on all documents of title to land registered in their respective registries within any such area a reference to such order.
(4)
All land subject to an order under the provisions of subsection (3) shall cease to be subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 5 of the Native Rice
Cultivation Ordinance [Cap. 87.].
Classification of lands.