National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 2 · Trusts
405. Replacement of boundary marks which are damaged, etc.
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Survey Officer
“Survey Officer” means the Director of Survey and Mapping or any Survey Officer appointed under section 12;
Officer and penghulu to report immediately to the Land Administrator any boundary mark which he has found to have been altered or moved or to be defaced, obliterated, injured, missing or otherwise impaired, destroyed or rendered useless.
penghulu
“penghulu” means a Penghulu or Assistant Penghulu duly appointed as such;
Where the Land Administrator becomes aware that a boundary mark of any land has been altered or moved or is defaced, obliterated, injured, missing or otherwise impaired, destroyed or rendered useless—
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;
he shall inform the Director of Survey and Mapping;
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the Director of Survey and Mapping shall cause the boundary mark to be replaced or repaired, as the circumstances may require; and
the cost of the replacement or repair shall be recoverable as a debt due to the State Authority from the proprietor of the land.