Malaysia legislation

Section 51

of NATIONAL LAND CODE (REVISED - 2020)

Section 51

Classification of land

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, land shall be classified as follows:

(a)

land above the shoreline; and

(b)

foreshore and seabed.

(2)

Land above the shoreline shall be classified as follows:

(a)

town land, that is to say, land in any area of the State declared in accordance with section 11 to be a town or, by virtue of section 442, deemed to be a town duly constituted as such under those provisions;

(b)

village land, that is to say, land in any area of the

State declared in accordance with section 11 to be a village or, by virtue of section 442, deemed to be a village duly constituted as such under those provisions;

(c)

country land, that is to say, all land above the shoreline other than town land or village land.

Use of Lands Alienated under this Act

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