28. Power to vest reclamations, etc., in Commission

Any quay, wharf, jetty, pier or other public work constructed by the Government along or out from the foreshore which is situated within the limits of the port of Penang, and the land on which the same is constructed, and any land reclaimed from the sea, and any landing place or part of the foreshore situated within the limits aforesaid, may be vested in the Commission upon such terms and conditions and subject to such restrictions as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri may determine.

Nothing in this section shall be taken to authorize the vesting in the Commission of any foreshore otherwise than in accordance with the National Land Code [Act 56 of 1965], unless the same is not subject to public rights, or unless it is intended to vest the same in the Commission subject to public rights.