National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 1 · Reservation of land
64. Revocation of reservation
Feedback & supportThe reservation of any land for a public purpose (whether effected under this Act or the provisions of any law in force at any time before the commencement thereof) may, subject to subsection (2), be revoked by the State Authority at any time, either as respects the whole of the land or as respects any part or parts thereof.
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;
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Modification
Subsection 64(1)
In its application to the Federal Territory of Labuan, substitute for the word “thereof” which appears for the first time the words “of the extended Code”.
Where it is proposed to revoke any reservation in pursuance of subsection (1), notice of the proposal shall be published in the Gazette together with details of a time and place at which an enquiry will be held with respect thereto by the State Director;
and the State Authority—
shall not revoke the reservation until it has considered a report by the State Director setting out the nature of any objections to the proposal received by him at the enquiry, and his observations thereon and on the proposal generally, but
may thereafter revoke the reservation, either in accordance with the proposal as published, or in accordance with the proposal modified in such respects as the State
Authority may consider necessary or desirable.
Copies of any notice published under subsection (2) shall be published in accordance with section 433.
Any lease of reserved land subsisting at the time the reservation is revoked under this section shall continue in force notwithstanding the revocation.