Malaysia legislation
Section 16
Section 16
(1)
A lease granted under the provisions of section 15 shall confer on the lessee –
(a)
the exclusive right to take, collect and gather within the leased area pearls and pearl shells;
(b)
authority to exclude persons from the leased area, and such authority shall be absolute unless qualified by the terms of the lease.
Lease voidable on certain events.
(2)
Upon the non-payment of any rent reserved by such lease or upon the breach or non-observance by the lessee of any of the conditions thereof the Yang di-Pertua Negeri may cancel the same and upon publication of notice of such cancellation in the Gazette, such lease shall be absolutely void.
Penalties.