National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 1 · Property in land and powers of disposal
47. Buildings to vest in State Authority on reversion, etc.
Feedback & supportOn the reversion of any alienated land to the State
alienated land
“alienated land” means any land (including any parcel of a subdivided building) in respect of which a registered title for the time being subsists, whether final or qualified, whether in perpetuity or for a term of years, and whether granted by the State Authority under this Act or in the exercise of powers conferred by any previous land law, but does not include mining land;
Authority, or the determination of any lease of reserved land, or of any licence or permit issued by the State Authority with respect to any land under this Act or any previous land law, there shall, subject to subsection (3), vest in the State Authority all buildings on the land (by whomsoever erected) other than any of temporary construction and capable of removal.
Subject to subsection (3), no compensation shall be payable by the State Authority in respect of any building vesting in it pursuant to this section.
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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;
Provisions of the
National Land Code
Modification
Subsection 46(3)
In its application to the Federal Territory of Kuala
Lumpur, the reference to the “State Authority”
shall be construed as reference to the “Minister charged with the responsibility for lands in the
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for lands;
Federal Territory”.
In its application to the Federal Territory of
Putrajaya, reference to “State Authority” shall be construed as reference to “Minister charged with the responsibility for lands in the Federal Territory”.
In its application to the Federal Territory of Labuan, references to the “State Authority” shall be construed as references to the “Minister charged with the responsibility for lands in the Federal Territory”.
Subsections (1) and (2) shall have effect subject to any provision to the contrary in the document of title to the land in question or, as the case may be, the lease, licence or permit in question.
document of title
“document of title”, in relation to any alienated land, means both the register document of title and the issue document of title relating thereto, save that, in the case of land held under qualified title in respect of which no application for an issue document of title has been made by the proprietor, it means the register document of title only;