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Section 9

Powers of District Officer

of Kelantan Land Settlement Act 1955

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Section 9
(1)

In making an order under section 7 or 8 the District Officer may require—

(a)

any proprietor of land exceeding ten acres in area held under Land Office title to receive a Registry title in respect of the land in place of the Land Office title; or

(b)

any proprietor of land not exceeding ten acres in area held under Registry title and not being town or village land to accept a Land Office title in respect of the land in place of the Registry title.

(2)

Where it appears to the District Officer that there may have been a breach of express conditions imposed under or conditions and obligations implied by virtue of the Code or a previous land law, he may by order direct the Registrar before furnishing, issuing or reissuing any document of title, subject to any direction of the

Ruler, exercise the powers conferred on the State Authority by section 124 of the Code.

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