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Section 201

Procedure on applications

of National Land Code (Revised - 2020)

ActIn forceProvision 197 of 391
Section 201

(1)

Where any application under subsection 200(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 his recommendations thereon.

(2)

If on any application under the said subsection the Land

Administrator or, in a case referred to him as aforesaid, State

Director is satisfied—

(a)

(deleted by Act A832);

(b)

that the conditions specified in subsection 196(1) are fulfilled; and

(c)

that approval ought not to be withheld on the grounds specified in subsection (3) of that section, he shall approve the surrender.

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Act 828

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Provisions of the

National Land Code

Modification

Section 201

In its application to the Federal Territory of Labuan—

(1)

in subsection (2), delete the words “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,”.

Section 202

In its application to the Federal Territory of Labuan—

(1)

in subsection (3)—

(a)

delete the words “, in the case of land held under Registry title or Land Office title,”;

and

(b)

in paragraph (a), delete the words “or Land

Administrator”;

(2)

in subsection (4), delete the words “or Land

Administrator”.

(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)

revise (by reference to the estimated area of the part to be retained) the rent payable by the proprietor;

(b)

notify the proprietor of the approval and the revised rent; and

(c)

make, or cause to be made, a memorial of the surrender on the register and issue documents 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 200(2).