Malaysia legislation
Section 36
Section 36
⎯(1) All land shall be subject to the right of the Government to prospect for minerals and to the right conferred on any person, by licence issued under any written law for the time being relating to mining, to prospect for minerals upon payment to the proprietor or
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occupier of compensation for disturbance or any damage caused to property.
(2)
No person may remove from any land whether or not he is the proprietor or occupier thereof any metals, minerals or other substances in respect of which a lease or licence is required under any written law for the time being relating to mining, except in accordance with such law.
Government’s right of drainage, etc.