Land Acquisition Act 1960 · Updated to 12 Mar 1992 · Part VII · Temporary Occupation or Use of Land
58. Offer of compensation
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“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 give notice in writing in Form Q to the persons interested in such land of the purpose for which the land is needed, and shall make such offer of compensation Form R, or shall negotiate the payment of such compensation, as shall be reasonable in all the circumstances of the case.
Form
“Form” means any Form set out in the Second Schedule; NOTE— Section 59 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 was deleted by Federal Territory of Labuan (Extension and Modification of Town and Country Planning Act 1976) Order 2010— see P.U.…
Compensation under subsection (1) may be in the form of a single sum of money, in the form of periodical payments of money, or in such other form as may be agreed.
Prior to making an offer for compensation under subsection (1), the Land Administrator may obtain a written opinion on the value of the land from a valuer.
Land Administrator
“Land Administrator” means any Land Administrator or other officer appointed under the State land law, and includes an Assistant Land Administrator;
In making any assessment of compensation under this section the
Land Administrator shall, where the land is required in order to carry out public works, take into account any increase in the value of the land to be occupied or used, or any advantages which will accrue to any person interested therein, by reason of the purpose for which such public works are being carried out.
person interested
“person interested” includes every person claiming an interest in compensation to be made on account of the acquisition of land under this Act, but does not include a tenant at will;
In making any assessment of compensation under subsection (3), the Land Administrator may, whether by way of full or partial substitution for monetary compensation, enter into any arrangement with a person having an interest in such land in such a way as may be equitable, having regard to the interests of the parties concerned.
Whenever the Land Administrator enters into any arrangement under subsection (4), he shall make an entry of the particulars thereof in the appropriate register.
All the evidence during the enquiry and the amount of compensation offered shall be recorded by the Land Administrator.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the State Authority to occupy or use the land if the person interested is not agreeable to the compensation offered pursuant to subsection (1).
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For the purpose of this section, subsection 14(5) shall be applicable if necessary.