National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 5 · Enforcement of conditions
132. Land not to be re-alienated, etc., during period for appeal against forfeiture
Feedback & supportWhere any land has reverted to the State Authority by reason of the taking effect of any forfeiture under this Act, the
land
“land” includes— (a) that surface of the earth and all substances forming that surface; (b) the earth below the surface and all substances therein; (c) all vegetation and other natural products, whether or not requiring the periodical application of labour to their production, and whether on or below the surface; (d) all things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth, whether on or below the surface; and (e) land covered by water;
State Authority, subject to subsection (2), shall not re-alienate or otherwise dispose of it at any time before—
the expiry of the period of three months during which
(under section 418) an appeal lies to the Court against the order of the Land Administrator under section 100
or 129, as the case may be; or
if such an appeal is lodged during that period, the determination of the appeal and of any proceedings consequent thereon.
The provisions of subsection (1)—
shall be without prejudice to the power of the
State Authority under subsection 133(2) to annul the forfeiture at any time on a petition in that behalf by the person or body who was the proprietor of the land immediately before the forfeiture took effect;
and
shall not prevent the State Authority from re-alienating the land to that person or body at any time as mentioned in subsection 133(3).
So long as the provisions of subsection (1) apply to any land, no issue document of title thereto which may have been surrendered to, or otherwise obtained by, the Land Administrator shall be destroyed.
issue document of title
“issue document of title” means any document prepared for issue to the proprietor of any land (whether under this Act or under the provisions of any previous land law), being a copy of, or an extract from, the register document of title relating thereto;