National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 1 · Property in land and powers of disposal
43. Persons and bodies to whom land may be disposed of
Feedback & supportSubject to the provisions of Part Thirty-three (A), the powers of disposal conferred on the State Authority by section 42 may be exercised only in favour of, and applications for their exercise may be accepted only from, the following persons and bodies:
disposal
“disposal” means any disposal of land made by the State Authority in the exercise of any of the powers conferred by section 42 or of any of the corresponding powers conferred by any previous land law;
natural persons other than minors;
corporations having power under their constitutions to hold land;
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;
sovereigns, governments, organizations and other persons authorized to hold land under the provisions of the Diplomatic
Privileges (Vienna Convention) Act 1966 [Act 636], the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities)
Act 1992 [Act 485] and the Consular Relations (Vienna
Convention) Act 1999 [Act 595];
bodies expressly empowered to hold land under any other written law:
Provided that it shall not be necessary for a corporation to have power to hold land in order for it to be able to apply for, and be issued with, a permit to extract and remove rock material.
rock material
“rock material” means any rock, stone, gravel, common sand, common earth, common laterite, loam, common clay, soil, mud, turf, peat, coral, shell, and any other rock materials within or upon any land, and includes processed materials therefrom, other than minerals defined under any written law relating to mining which is for the time being in force;