CONFIDENTIAL LW/FEB 2022/LAW504/Set 2

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE : LAND LAW I (PAPER 1)

COURSE CODE : LAW504
EXAMINATION : 10 FEBRUARY 2022
TIME : 9 HOURS (9AM – 6PM)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This final assessment is an individual assessment which consists of one (1) question.

2. Answer ALL the question in English. Start each answer on a new page.

Softcopy of the answers must be in PDF format and shall be submitted to respective
3. lecturers.

Cover Sheet shall consist of : Name of the Student, ID Number, Course Name, Course Code,
4.
Group Number and Name of the Lecturer.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

This examination paper consists of 2 printed pages

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PART A
Answer ALL question.

QUESTION 1

Ahmad is a farmer. He had occupied a piece of land in Mersing, Johor under a temporary
occupation licence (TOL) since 2020. The TOL provides that the land is to be used for the
purpose of cultivation and private residence. The State Authority has approved Ahmad's
request for a yearly renewal. Ahmad grew coconut and vegetables for commercial purposes.
Rosmah, Ahmad’s wife dissatisfied with the wooden house built on the land. She decided to
renovate the house. While excavating the land for the renovation, the construction worker from
Rami Sdn Bhd found gold within the land. Ahmad and Rosmah got excited, and they asked
the construction worker from Rami Sdn Bhd to stop the renovation but start extracting the gold.

Haris was issued a temporary occupation license adjoining to Ahmad's land for the purpose
of rearing fish. About a week ago, the land near Ahmad's boundary subsided after a heavy
downpour. Ahmad feels that the subsidence was caused by Haris's construction of his fish
pond near the boundary.

In the meantime, Ahmad is also a co-registered owner of a piece of land measuring 10

hectares in Kulai. The title has a restriction in interest which states “Tanah ini tidak boleh
dipindahmilik, dipajak atau digadai tanpa persetujuan pihak Berkuasa Negeri”. Ahmad signed
an instrument of transfer in Form 14A to transfer his title to his son, Adi, aged 15. After the
instrument was attested by Rosmah, his wife, he went to present the instrument at the land
office for registration. The form was however rejected by the Land Office.

Answer the following questions separately;

a) Advise Ahmad if he can proceed with the extraction of gold within the TOL land.
(12 marks)

b) The subsided boundary leads to destroying Ahmad’s vegetables, can Ahmad take action
against Haris?
(8 marks)

c) On what grounds the instrument of transfer in Form 14A was rejected by the land office.
(20 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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