National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 3 · General provisions relating to officers, etc.
20. Purchase of land by officers, etc.
Feedback & supportWhere any land or interest therein is offered for sale in pursuance of any provision of this Act, none of the following persons shall acquire, or attempt to acquire, it for himself, directly or indirectly:
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;
the State Director, Registrar and Director of Survey and
State Director
“State Director” means the State Director of Lands and Mines for the State appointed under section 12, and includes a Deputy Director of Lands and Mines appointed thereunder;
Mapping of the State in which the land or interest is situated;
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Provisions of the
National Land Code
Modification
Section 18
In its application to the Federal Territory of Labuan, substitute for the words “The State Director, the
Registrar or any Land Administrator” the words
Registrar
“Registrar” means— (a) in relation to land held or to be held under Registry title, or under the form of qualified title corresponding to Registry title, or under subsidiary title dependent on a Registry title, a Registrar of Titles or Deputy Registrar of Titles appointed under section 12; (b) in relation to land held or to be held under Land Office title, or under the form of qualified title corresponding thereto, or under subsidiary title dependent on a Land Office title, the Land Administrator;
“The State Director or the Registrar”.
Section 19
In its application to the Federal Territory of Labuan, delete the words “, Land Office”.
any Land Administrator, District Officer, Settlement Officer or Survey Officer having jurisdiction in the district or subdistrict in which the land or interest is situated;
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;
any person employed under any of the officers referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
any person having any duty to perform in connection with the sale.