Land Acquisition Act 1960 · Updated to 12 Mar 1992 · Part IV · Taking Possession of Land
29A. Withholding of twenty-five per cent of compensation
Feedback & supportWhere the total amount of any award in respect of any scheduled land or compensation in Part VII exceeds thirty thousand ringgit, then, notwithstanding section 29, the Land Administrator shall, subject to subsection (2), make payment of only seventy-five per cent of the amount of the award, and shall withhold twenty-five per cent thereof until the amount of compensation is finally determined either by the Court under section 47 or, if there is an appeal or further appeal pursuant to section 49, on the appeal or further appeal, under the following circumstances—
scheduled land
“scheduled land” means any land or lands including parcel or provisional block included in a schedule prepared under section 8 and appended to any declaration or notification in Forms D, E, J and K;
before the expiry of six weeks from the date of service of
Form H, Form Lc or Form R on the Government, person or corporation on whose behalf such land was acquired; or
if before the expiry of the said period such Government, person or corporation has made an objection under section 37 to the amount of compensation or any other objection which may affect such amount.
If within the period specified in paragraph (1)(a) no such objection as is referred to in paragraph (b) of that subsection is made, then, as soon as may be after the expiry of that period, the Land
land
“land” means alienated land within the meaning of the State land law, land occupied under customary right and land occupied in expectation of title;
Administrator shall make to the person entitled thereto payment of the amount withheld under paragraph (a) of that subsection.
If such final determination results in a reduction of the amount of compensation, the amount withheld or so much thereof as equals the amount of the reduction, as the case may be, shall become free of all claims in respect of the compensation, and the remainder, if any, shall, as soon as may be, be paid to the person entitled thereto.
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If such final determination does not result in a reduction of the amount of compensation, the amount withheld shall, as soon as may be, be paid to the person entitled thereto.
The Land Administrator shall pay on every amount paid under subsection (3) or (4) late payment charges at the rate of five per cent per annum from the time of payment of seventy-five per cent of the amount of the award until the time of payment of the first-mentioned amount.
Land Administrator
“Land Administrator” means any Land Administrator or other officer appointed under the State land law, and includes an Assistant Land Administrator;