Section 2

“hill land” means any land declared to be hill land in accordance with section 3;

“Land Administrator” has the same meaning assigned thereto in the National Land Code [Act 56 of 1965];

*NOTE—Adoption of this Act by States under subsection 1(2)–see Appendix.

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“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of land in connection with which the word is used, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for any other person, or as receiver, or who would receive the rent if the land were let to a tenant, but does not include the Government of Malaysia or the

Government of any State in Malaysia;

“occupier” means the person in occupation of land in connection with which the word is used, or having the charge, management or control thereof, either on his own account or as agent of another person, and includes a lessee of land, a person occupying land consequent upon an approved application, an approved occupant in the State of Johore, and any person occupying land under section 9 of the *Lands Ordinance of the Straits Settlements [S.S. Cap.

113];

“Registrar” has the same meaning assigned thereto in the National

Land Code;

“short-term crops” means any crops which normally complete their life cycle within two years after planting, and includes pineapples, bananas and derris.