Section 2
Interpretation
of Kelantan Land Settlement Act 1955
This Act shall be read and construed together with the
National Land Code [Act 56 of 1965] and with the Small Estates
(Distribution) Act 1955 [Act 98]:
Provided always that where there is any conflict between this
Act or of any rule thereunder and either of the said laws or of any rule thereunder this Act or any rule thereunder shall prevail.
(2)
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“claimant” means a person who claims—
(a)
to be a proprietor; or
(b)
to have any interest in land in a Settlement;
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“Code” means the National Land Code;
“District Officer” means a District Officer or a Land Administrator of a District in which there is for the time being a Settlement Area and, except in sections 15 and 16, includes an Assistant District
Officer or an Assistant Land Administrator, unless otherwise provided;
“holder of a possessory title” means a person to whom a document of possessory title has been furnished in accordance with section 8;
“Majlis” means the Majlis Ugama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu constituted by section 4 of the Kelantan Council of Islamic Religion and Malay Custom Enactment 1966 [Kelantan En. 2 of 1966]; and
“Settlement Area” means an area declared by notification under section 3 to be a Settlement Area.