Section 53

that immediately before the appointed day he had any pre-existing interest in any holding in respect of which no corresponding replacement title or interest is entered in the Interim Register; or

that any replacement title or interest entered in the

Interim Register has been entered wrongly or in error or is or has been extinguished by non-user or otherwise, may present to the Director a claim in respect thereof in Form E.

Upon receiving any claim under subsection (1) the

Director shall thereupon endorse upon the appropriate folio of the

Interim Register a notice of such claim, and upon the making of such endorsement every person dealing with such holding shall be deemed to deal with it subject to and with notice of such claim.

After making the endorsement required by subsection (2) the

Director shall as soon as may be thereafter serve a notice of the claim made under subsection (1) in Form F on all persons to his knowledge affected thereby and take such further action under this Act as he may consider necessary for the due investigation and disposal of such claim.

This section shall apply in relation to every holding of customary land in the Malacca Customary Land Register in respect of which the name of the proprietor has not been determined on the appointed day.

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