Section 54
Enquiry by Director
of National Land Code (Penang and Malacca Titles) Act 1963
Whenever every person on whom a notice of any claim has been served under subsection 53(3) admits such claim the
Director shall by writing under his hand and seal amend the Interim
Register as may be necessary (subject to this Act) to give effect to such claim, and shall cancel the endorsement made under subsection 53(2).
(2)
Whenever any person on whom a notice of any claim has been served under subsection 53(3) within one month of the date upon which such notice is served on him objects to or fails to admit such claim, the Director shall hold an enquiry and shall give notice to all persons interested therein of the date when and the time and place at which he proposes to hold such enquiry.
(3)
At any enquiry held under subsection (2) the Director may confirm, amend or reject any claim, as he may think just, and shall so notify all persons interested therein:
Provided that he shall not cancel any endorsement made under subsection 53(2) or amend any entry in the Interim Register before the period prescribed for appeal shall have expired.