National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 3 · Amalgamation of lands
148. Applications for approval
Feedback & supportAny application for approval of the amalgamation of any lots shall be made in writing to the Land Administrator in
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;
Form 9c, and shall be accompanied by—
Form
“Form”, followed by a number and letter, means the form in the First Schedule identified by that number and letter;
such fee as may be prescribed;
a plan showing the lots to be amalgamated, together with such number of copies thereof as may be prescribed or, in the absence of any such prescription, as the Land
Administrator may require;
if it is so prescribed or, in the absence of any such prescription, if the Land Administrator so requires, a copy of any approval required under paragraph 136(1)(c)
(as applied by subsection 147(1)); and
all such written consents to the making of the application as are required under paragraph (e) of the said subsection as so applied.
Upon receiving any application under subsection (1), the
Land Administration shall endorse, or cause to be endorsed, a note thereof on the register documents of title to each of the lots to which the application relates.
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;