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National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 2 · Prohibitory orders

339. Other methods of determination

(1)

Where a prohibitory order is withdrawn at any time by order of a court, the Registrar shall, on receiving a copy of the order of withdrawal, cancel the entry on the register document of title, and note thereon the reason for the cancellation and the date thereof.

(2)

A prohibitory order shall cease to have effect, and the entry thereof be cancelled accordingly, on the registration of—

(a)

any transfer executed by an officer of a court as mentioned in subsection 337(1); or

(b)

any certificate of sale given under subsection 259(3) or 265(4)

and relating to the land or interest affected by the order.

(3)

The Registrar shall notify the Court of any cancellation effected on the registration of any certificate of sale and, in any such case, any residual sums to which subsection 268(3) would otherwise apply shall be disposed of in accordance with rules of court.

(4)

Every cancellation effected by the Registrar under this section shall be signed and sealed.

(5)

References in this section to an order withdrawing a prohibitory order include references to any order cancelling a prohibitory order or otherwise causing it to cease to have effect.

Division V—ALIENATED LANDS: SUPPLEMENTAL

Part Twenty—INDEFEASIBILITY OF TITLE AND INTEREST

Terms defined in s 5

certificate of sale
Defined · s 5
“certificate of sale” means any certificate issued to a purchaser under subsection 259(3) or 265(4), including either of those subsections as applied by subsection 281(3);
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Court
Defined · s 5
“Court” means the High Court in Malaya;
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entry
Defined · s 5
“entry”, in relation to any document of title, includes any endorsement, memorial, note or other entry thereon, and any plan attached thereto;
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land
Defined · s 5
“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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prohibitory order
Defined · s 5
“prohibitory order” has the meaning assigned thereto by section 334;
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register document of title
Defined · s 5
“register document of title” means any document registered, or prepared for registration, under this Act and evidencing or, as the case may be, intended to evidence title to land, and any document evidencing title to land registered before the commencement of this Act under the provisions of any previous land law;
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Registrar
Defined · s 5
“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;
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Report

Read on from s 340

Chapter 1

Co-proprietorship

Read on from Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Trusts

Read on from Chapter 2