National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 7 · Endorsement of exempt tenancies
Section 316
Feedback & supportAny person or body claiming to be entitled to the benefit of a tenancy exempt from registration may, for the purpose of protecting his rights thereunder against subsequent dealings, as mentioned in section 213, apply to the Registrar under this section for the endorsement of his claim on the register document of title to the land thereby affected.
tenancy exempt from registration
“tenancy exempt from registration” has the meaning assigned thereto by subsection 213(1);
Any such application—
where the tenancy claimed relates to a part only of the land comprised in the title in question, shall be accompanied by a plan and description sufficient to enable the part to be accurately identified;
where, by virtue of section 226, the grant of the tenancy required the consent in writing of any chargee, shall be accompanied by that consent.
Where any such application is made to the Registrar by post, it shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as having been received by him at the time at which it is withdrawn from its cover in the Registry or, as the case may be,
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;
Land Office.
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;
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Modification
Subsection 316(3)
In its application to the Federal Territory of Labuan, delete the words “or, as the case may be, Land
Office”.