COURSE INFORMATION

LAND LAW 1
(LAW 504)
COURSE OUTCOME
At the end of the course the students should be
able to :
Understand and apply the concepts of real
property estates, derivative estates, basic
principles of equitable ownership, registration
under the Torrens System, co-ownership;
Evaluate the nature and efficacy of property law;
Application of legal principles to problems solving.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Focuses on the rules of statute, common law and
equity governing the ownership and use of real
property, i.e land and building. It deals primarily
with situations involving private ownership of
lands; the rights and duties thereby enjoyed and
owned by a private owner over the land in his/her
right and vis--vis his/her neighbours, and the
methods where land maybe transferred.
COURSE CONTENT
The Malaysian
Torrens system
Definition of Land
Rights and powers of
State Authority
Disposal of land
Classification and use
of land
Alienated Land
Sub-division, Partition
and Amalgamation
Dealings
Presentation of
Instruments
Registration of
dealings
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
a. Lectures with active learning/collaborative
learning covering basic principles and examples
for each topic.
b. Activities by students in case studies.
c. Activities by students in problem solving
d. Presentation sessions

ASSESSMENT
a. Test
Test 1 : knowledge : 10%
Test 2 : application : 10%
b. Assignment : 10%
c. Final Exam : 70%

Total :100%
RECOMMENDED TEXT
Teo Keang Sood, Land
Law in Malaysia Cases
and Commentary,
Singapore,
Butterworths.
Wong, Davis S.Y.
Wong, Tenure and Land
Dealings in the Malay
States, Singapore,
Singapore university
Press.
Das, S.K. Das, Torrens
System in Malaya.
Singapore, Malayan
Law Journal.

Sitombing, Judith,
National land Code
Commentary. Kuala
Lumpur, Malayan law
Journal
Salleh Buang, Torrens
System in Malaysia,
Ampang Jaya, Central
law.
(Note: students are
strongly advised to
obtain the latest edition
of the above
publication)
STATUTES
1. National Land Code 1965
2. Land acquisition act 1960
3. Civil Aviation Act 1969
4. Strata Titles Act 1985
5. Civil Law act 1956 (Revised 1972)