Section 198
Procedure on applications
of National Land Code (Revised - 2020)
(1)
Where any application under subsection 197(1) relates to land the surrender of which requires the approval of the State
Director, the Land Administrator shall refer the application to him, together with a statement whether any item of land revenue is then outstanding in respect of the land.
(2)
If on any application under the said subsection it appears to the Land Administrator or, in a case referred to him as aforesaid, the State Director that the conditions specified in subsection 196(1)
are satisfied, he shall approve the surrender.
(3)
In any other case, the Land Administrator or, as the case may be, State Director shall reject the application.
(4)
On approving, or being informed by the State Director that he has approved, the surrender, the Land Administrator shall—
(a)
notify the proprietor; and
(b)
make, or cause to be made, a memorial of the surrender on the register document of title to the land.
(5)
On rejecting, or being informed by the State Director that he has rejected, the application, the Land Administrator shall—
(a)
notify the proprietor; and
(b)
cancel, or cause to be cancelled, the note endorsed on the register document of title pursuant to subsection 197(3).
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Provisions of the
National Land Code
Modification
Section 198
In its application to the Federal Territory of Labuan—
(1)
in subsection (2), delete the words “the Land
Administrator or, in a case referred to him as aforesaid,”;
(2)
in subsection (3), delete the words “Land
Administrator or, as the case may be,”;
(3)
in subsection (4), substitute for the words “On approving, or being” the words “Where the
Registrar is”;
(4)
in subsection (5), substitute for the words “On rejecting, or being” the words “Where the
Registrar is”.