National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 3 · Amalgamation of lands
146. Power of proprietor to amalgamate contiguous lots with approval of State Director or Land Administrator
Feedback & supportAny person in whom two or more contiguous lots of alienated land are vested under separate Registry or Land Office titles may, with the approval under this Chapter of the State
alienated land
“alienated land” means any land (including any parcel of a subdivided building) in respect of which a registered title for the time being subsists, whether final or qualified, whether in perpetuity or for a term of years, and whether granted by the State Authority under this Act or in the exercise of powers conferred by any previous land law, but does not include mining land;
Director or Land Administrator, as provided by subsection (2), amalgamate those lots into one, to be held by him under a single title:
Land Administrator
“Land Administrator” means a Land Administrator appointed under section 12, and includes an Assistant Land Administrator appointed thereunder; and, in relation to any land, references to the Land Administrator, or any Assistant Land Administrator, having jurisdiction in the district or subdistrict in which the land is situated;
Provided that nothing in this Chapter shall authorize the amalgamation of any lots which are not situated in the same mukim, town or village.
mukim
“mukim” means any area duly constituted as a mukim under section 11 or, by virtue of section 442, deemed to be a mukim so constituted;
In the absence of any direction to the contrary by the State
Authority, the approval required by subsection (1) shall be given by the Land Administrator where the lots to be amalgamated are all held under Land Office title, and their combined area will not exceed four hectares, and by the State Director in every other case.
Land Office title
“Land Office title” means title evidenced by a Mukim grant or Mukim lease, or by any document of title registered in a Land Office under the provisions of any previous land law;
For the purposes of subsection (1), any two or more lots shall be taken to be contiguous if each of them shares one boundary at least in common with another of them.