Malaysia legislation
Section 18B
Section 18B
Where the Local Authority certifies to the Council that –
(a)
prior to the 31st day of August, 1953 an exchange scheme has been devised in respect of the area or any part of the area of an approved scheme; and
(b)
in its opinion such scheme substantially complies with the provisions of section 18A; and
(c)
such exchange has been accepted either in writing or by any act of affirmation
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by at least seventy-five per centum of the owners of land affected thereby and the aggregate holdings of such owners represented not less than fifty per centum by superficial area of the total alienated land affected by the exchange scheme; and
(d)
such exchange scheme cannot be carried out by reason of the failure of any of the landowners in the area of the approved scheme to implement it, such scheme shall be considered by the Council and upon a declaration that, in the opinion of the Council, such scheme substantially complies with the provisions of section 18A and has been accepted by the requisite percentages set out in that section such scheme shall be deemed for all purposes to be a binding exchange scheme under the provisions of paragraph
(c)
of subsection (4) of section 18A.
Power to enforce and carry into effect approved schemes.