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Chapter 2 · Deposited plans

425. Unlawful occupation, etc., of State land, reserved land or mining land

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(1)

Any person who, without lawful authority—

(a)

occupies, or erects any building on, any State land, reserved land or mining land, or

(b)

clears, ploughs, digs, encloses or cultivates any such land or part thereof; or 399

National Land Code 591

(c)

cuts or removes any timber or produce on or from such land, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

(1a)

Any person who abets the commission of an offence under subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

(2)

For the purpose of this section, State land shall include all land held by or on behalf of Federal or State Government or a local authority or a statutory authority exercising powers vested in it by federal or State law.

(3)

(Deleted by Act A264).

(4)

(Deleted by Act A264).

Unlawful use of air space above State land or reserved land 425a.  Any person who without lawful authority uses or occupies the air space above State land or reserved land by erecting, maintaining or occupying a roof, canopy, bridge or any other structure commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

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