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Section 118

Repeal

of National Land Code (Penang and Malacca Titles) Act 1963

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Section 118
(1)

The Ordinances set out in the Fifth Schedule are repealed to the extent therein specified:

Provided that—

National Land Code (Penang and Malacca Titles)

(a)

such Ordinances shall remain in force for the purpose of determining the nature and extent of any pre-existing interests;

(b)

such Ordinances shall be repealed without prejudice to the validity of any boundaries finally ascertained and confirmed or confirmed thereunder, or of any maps or plans prepared or validated under the authority thereof;

(c)

except to such extent as they may be inconsistent with this Act, the repealed provisions of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Ordinance shall not be repealed in relation to any dealing in any holding until the title thereto has become indefeasible pursuant to this Act.

(2)

(Deleted by Act 55 of 1965).

(3)

On the appointed day all the registers, books, indexes and other records in the possession or under the control of the Registrar of

Deeds of the State immediately before the appointed day under any

Ordinance repealed by subsection (1) shall vest in the Director for the purposes of this Act.