Section 12
Occupation in expectation of title
of Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act 1960
Authority to occupy any land within a group settlement area in expectation of title shall be given by an entry in the register of holdings to be maintained by the Collector in Form
A in the First Schedule.
(2)
Before entering in the register of holdings the name of any person in respect of an urban holding, the Collector may require the payment of all sums due in respect of the holding whether by way of premium, survey fees or otherwise together with the amount of the rent payable in respect of the first year of occupation.
(3)
No person shall by making any payment or deposit of any kind or by being recorded in a register of holdings or in any other way than by occupying a holding with the authority of the Collector in expectation of title be taken or deemed to have acquired any right to registration of title to such holding and such authority may be cancelled by the Collector at any time before title has been registered.
Land (Group Settlement Areas)
(4)
An entry under subsection (1) may be made in the register of holdings notwithstanding that any details relating to—
(a)
the lot numbers or area of any holding;
(b)
the amount of the consolidated annual charge or the period for which it shall be charged; or
(c)
the amount of rent which is, in due course, to be substituted for the consolidated annual charge, have not been obtained, if the Collector, by reason of non-completion of survey or of the lack of sufficient information for determining the consolidated annual charge or for any other sufficient reason, is satisfied that such details are not capable of being immediately obtained; and the Collector shall as soon as possible obtain, and include in the register of holdings, the said details.
(5)
Where an order of court made in accordance with the
Islamic Family Law Enactment applicable in the State or the
Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 [Act 164] vests a rural holding in the wife, ex-wife or next-of-kin of a holder, the
Collector shall enter the name of the wife, ex-wife or next-of-kin as a co-holder in the register of holding accordingly.