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National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 1 · Property in land and powers of disposal
48. No adverse possession against the State
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State land
Defined · s 5
“State land” means all land in the State (including so much of the bed of any river, and of the foreshore and bed of the sea, as is within the territories of the State or the limits of territorial waters) other than— (a) alienated land; (b) reserved land; (c) mining land; (d) any land which, under the provisions of any law relating to forests (whether passed before or after the commencement of this Act), is for the time being reserved forest;