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Table of Contents
4.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1
4.2 POWERS OF DISPOSAL .............................................................................................. 1
4.2.1 Property in Land ...................................................................................................... 1
4.2.2 Lands which could Be Disposed Of ........................................................................ 1
4.2.3 Ways of Disposal ..................................................................................................... 1
4.2.4 Matters over Which the State Authority Has No Power ......................................... 1
4.2.5 To Whom the Power of Disposal by State Authority May Be Exercised ............... 1
4.3 DISPOSALS BY THE STATE AUTHORITY .............................................................. 2
4.4 ALIENATION ................................................................................................................ 2
4.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 2
4.4.2 Titles under Which Land May Be Alienated ........................................................... 2
4.4.3 How Alienation Is Effected ..................................................................................... 2
4.4.3 When Is Alienation Effective .................................................................................. 2
4.4.5 Payment of Land Revenue ....................................................................................... 3
4.4.6 Conclusiveness of the Register Document of Title ................................................. 3
4.4.7 Effect of Alienation ................................................................................................. 3
4.4.8 Whether Appealable under Section 418 .................................................................. 3
4.5 TEMPORARY OCCUPATION OF LAND (TOL) ....................................................... 4
4.5.1 Nature and Form ...................................................................................................... 4
4.5.2 Lands over Which TOL May Be Issued .................................................................. 4
4.5.3 The Issue of TOL ..................................................................................................... 4
4.5.4 Purposes ................................................................................................................... 4
4.5.5 Duration of TOL ...................................................................................................... 4
4.5.6 The Rights of and Restrictions on TOL Holder ...................................................... 5
4.5.7 Cancellation of TOL ................................................................................................ 6
4.6 RESERVATION OF LAND........................................................................................... 6
4.6.1 Lease of Reserved Land .......................................................................................... 6
4.7 REMOVAL OF ROCK MATERIAL ............................................................................. 6
4.7.1 Permit for Extraction, Transportation and Removal of Rock Material ................... 7
4.8 PERMIT TO USE AIR SPACE ABOVE STATE LAND AND RESERVED LAND .. 7
4.8.1 Permit to Use Air Space above State Land and Reserved Land .............................. 7
4.9 DISPOSAL OF UNDERGROUND LAND [Part Five (A) – ss 92A to 92I] ................. 8
4.9.1 Disposal of Underground Land ............................................................................... 8
4.10 NO ADVERSE POSSESSION ....................................................................................... 8
4.10.1 General..................................................................................................................... 8
4.10.2 No Application of Equitable Estoppel against Public Authority ............................. 9
4.11 REVERSION .................................................................................................................. 9
4.11.1 Reversion ................................................................................................................. 9
4.12 FORFEITURE .............................................................................................................. 10
4.12.1 General................................................................................................................... 10
4.12.2 Grounds of Forfeiture ............................................................................................ 10
4.12.3 Forfeiture for Non-Payment of Land Revenue ...................................................... 10
4.12.4 Forfeiture for Breach of Condition ........................................................................ 11
4.12.5 When Does Forfeiture Take Effect ........................................................................ 12
4.12.6 Annulment of Forfeiture ........................................................................................ 12
4.12.7 Effect of Forfeiture ................................................................................................ 12
4.12.8 Restrictions on Re-Alienation of Forfeited Land .................................................. 12

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4.12.9 Challenging the Validity of Forfeiture .................................................................. 12

Textbooks

1. A. Maidin and S. Syed Abdul Kader, Malaysian Land Law and Procedure (Sweet &
Maxwell, 2022), Chapter 5.

2. A. Maidin and others, Principles on Malaysian Land Law (LexisNexis, Petaling Jaya
2008), Chapter 3.

3. S. Buang, Malaysian Torrens System (2nd edn Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala
Lumpur 2007), Chapter 4.

4. K.S. Teo and L.T. Khaw, Land Law in Malaysia: Cases and Commentary (3rd edn
LexisNexis Singapore 2012), Chapter 3 [paras 3.29-3.41], Chapter 9 [paras 9.31-9.52]

Articles

1. Grace Xavier, ‘Implications of the Restrictions on Foreign Ownership of Land

Following the National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1992’ [1993] 2 CLJ xlix

2. Nuarrual Hilal Md Dahlan, “Extent of Liability and Responsibility of the State

Authority in the Alienation of Lands for Housing Development Projects in Malaysia:
A Case Study of Abandoned Housing Projects” [2014] 2 MLJ xvii

3. Nuarrual Hilal Md Dahlan, “Legal Issues in the Alienation of Lands for Housing
Development Projects in Malaysia” [2012] 6 MLJ xli

4. Hunud Abia Kadouf, “Land Administration and the Right of Access to Land: An
Analysis the Concept of Temporary Occupation License under Malaysian Land Law”
[2011] 3 MLJ lxxx

5. Sharifah Zubaidah Syed Abdul Kader, Zuraidah Ali & Nor Asiah Mohamed,
“Eviction of Unlawful Occupiers of Property in Malaysia – Judicial Responses and
Policy” [2013] 1 MLJ xxxv

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4.1 INTRODUCTION

• ‘State land’: s 5 NLC (all sections specified in this outline are from NLC unless
otherwise stated)
• s 40
• s 411
• ‘State Authority’: s 5
• Government of the State of Negeri Sembilan & Anor v Yap Chong Lan & 12 Ors;
Lesco Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd. v Yap Chong Lan & 12 Ors [1984] 2 MLJ
123 (FC)
• Hamdan Johan & Ors v Felcra Bhd. & Ors and Another Case [2010] 3CLJ 474

4.2 POWERS OF DISPOSAL

4.2.1 Property in Land

• See s 40

4.2.2 Lands which could Be Disposed Of

• ‘disposal’: s 5
• See ss 41 & 42

4.2.3 Ways of Disposal

• s 42(1): subject to s 42(2)

4.2.4 Matters over Which the State Authority Has No Power

• s 42(2)

4.2.5 To Whom the Power of Disposal by State Authority May Be Exercised

(a) General
• s 43

(b) Non-citizens or Foreign Company

• See Part 33 (A) Restrictions in respect of non-citizens and foreign companies
• Land subject to category ‘agriculture’ or ‘building’
• Land subject to the category ‘industrial’

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Cross refer to ss 81, 82, 340.

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• Grace Xavier. ‘Implications of the Restrictions on Foreign Ownership of Land

Following the National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1992’. [1993] 2 CLJ xlix

4.3 DISPOSALS BY THE STATE AUTHORITY

• Disposal by alienation
• Disposal other than by alienation
o temporary occupation of licence
o reservation of land
o removal of rock & material
o permit to use air space above State land and reserved land

4.4 ALIENATION

4.4.1 Introduction

• ‘alienate’: s 52
• ‘alienated land’: s 5
• Philip Hoalim Jr v The State Commissioner, Penang [1976] 2 MLJ 231 (PC)
• Evergreen Frontier (M) Sdn. Bhd. v The Director of Lands and Surveys, Sabah &
Anor [2005] 2 MLJ 644
• s 76

4.4.2 Titles under Which Land May Be Alienated

• See s 77(1)
• Lee Soy Hong See Ching [2010] 10 CLJ 375

4.4.3 How Alienation Is Effected

• See s 78(1) & (2):

o Final title – Chapter 3 of Part 5 (ss 83-92)
o Qualified title – Chapter 2 of Part 11 (ss 180-182)

4.4.3 When Is Alienation Effective

• s 78(3)

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• Teh Bee v K Maruthamuthu [1977] 2 MLJ 7 (FC)

• Dr. Ti Teow Siew & Ors v Pendaftar Geran-Geran Tanah Negeri Selangor [1982] 1
MLJ 38
• M & J Frozen v Siland Sdn. Bhd. [1994] 1 MLJ 294
• Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak & Ors v Basnol bin Abol (deceased) & Ors and other
appeals [2003] 1 MLJ 376
• Basnol Abol & Ors v The Statement Government of Sarawak & Other Appeals [2004]
2 CLJ 553 (FC)
• T Mohan A/L Ellen & Ors v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Petaling [2000] 2 MLJ 431
• Suharta Development Sdn. Bhd. v Ho Lik Sdn. Bhd. [1994] 1 CLJ 407
• North East Plantations Sdn. Bhd. v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Dungun & anor [2011]
2 CLJ 392 CA; [2011] 4 CLJ 729 FC
• Hamdan Johan & Ors v Felcra Bhd. & Ors and Another Case [2010] 3 CLJ 474
• ss 40-43, 62-78, 92A-92G NLC

4.4.5 Payment of Land Revenue

• s 81(2)
• Teh Bee v K Maruthamuthu [1977] 2 MLJ 7 (FC)

4.4.6 Conclusiveness of the Register Document of Title

• Teh Bee v K Maruthamuthu [1977] 2 MLJ 7 (FC)

• Tan Chiw Thoo v Tee Kim Kuay [1997] 2 MLJ 221 (FC)

4.4.7 Effect of Alienation

• Tan Chiw Thoo v Tee Kim Kuay [1997] 2 MLJ 221 (FC)
• Glen Waverley Sdn. Bhd. v Pengarah Tanah dan Galian, Negeri Selangor & Anor
[2001] 4 MLJ 122

4.4.8 Whether Appealable under Section 418

• Sykt Perusahaan Seri Connolly Sdn. Bhd. v Pengarah Tanah dan Galian, Negeri
Perak & Anor [1998] 3 MLJ 404

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DISPOSAL OTHER THAN BY ALIENATION

4.5 TEMPORARY OCCUPATION OF LAND (TOL)

4.5.1 Nature and Form

• s 5 definition
• Form 4A

4.5.2 Lands over Which TOL May Be Issued

• s 65(1)
• Person/body to whom a TOL can be issued: s 43 and Party Thirty-Three (A)
• One TOL should be issued only to one person or body

4.5.3 The Issue of TOL

• s 66
• s 67(4)
• s 68A

4.5.4 Purposes

• s 65(2)
• s 69
• Form 4A para 4
• Different Licences to different persons over the same land for different purposes:
Mohamed v Kunji Mohidin [1967] 1 MLJ 96 (FC)
• TOL on road: Koperasi Pasaraya Malaysia Bhd. v Uda Holdings Sdn. Bhd. & Ors
[2002] 7 MLJ 174; [2007] 6 MLJ 530 CA

4.5.5 Duration of TOL

(a) TOL
• s 67(1)
• s 67(3)
• Proviso to s 67(3)

(b) TOL for the purpose of public exhibition or entertainment

• Proviso to s 67(1)

(c) Combined TOL and Permit

• s 69(1)

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(d) Land Administrator under No Duty to Renew TOL

• Pappo v Veeriah [1965] 1 MLJ 127
• Teh Bee v K Maruthamuthu [1977] 2 MLJ 7 (FC)

(e) Backdated TOL

• K. Ibrahim Idrus v Lee Yu Mei [1981] CLJ (Rep) 157

4.5.6 The Rights of and Restrictions on TOL Holder

(a) Exclusive Possessory and Not Proprietary Right

• Julaika Bivi v Mydin [1961] 1 MLJ 310
• Mohamed v Kunji Mohidin [1967] 1 MLJ 96 (FC)

(b) No Assignment of TOL

• s 68
• Hee Cheng v Krishnan [1955] 1 MLJ 103
• Murugesan v Krishnasamy & Anor [1958] 1 MLJ 92
• Paruvathy v Krishnan [1983] 2 MLJ 121 (FC)
• Narayanan v Kannamah [1993] 3 MLJ 730
• Tindok Besar Estate Sdn. Bhd. v Tinjar Co 1979] 2 MLJ 229

(c) Termination of TOL upon Death/Dissolution

• s 68
• Mohamed Said v Fatimah [1962] 1 MLJ 328
• Pappo v Veeriah [1965] 1 MLJ 127
• Fatimah v Moideen Kutty [1969] 1 MLJ 72 (FC)
• Narayanan v Kannamah [1993] 3 MLJ 730

(d) Sale of House Built on TOL Land

• Hee Cheng v Krishnan [1955] 1 MLJ 103
• Ang Toon Chew & Sons (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. v Wakil-Wakil Diri Bagi Mohamed Taib
Yusoff, Si Mati [1998] 5 MLJ 481; [1997] 2 CLJ 687
• Cf Cheo Lean How v Fock Fong Looi [1985] 2 MLJ 440 (SC)

(e) Tenancy of House Built on TOL Land

• Govindaraju v Krishnan [1962] 1 MLJ 334
• Ban Seng v Yap Pek Soo [1967] 2 MLJ 156

(f) Agreement of Lease of Kilns on TOL Land

• Tan Bok Seong @ Tan Leong Tian v Sin Bee Seng & Co. (Port Weld) Sdn. Bhd. & 4
Ors [1995] 4 BLJ 362

(g) Application of Equitable Estoppel Against TOL Holder

• Paruvathy v Krishnan [1983] 2 MLJ 121 (FC)

(h) Rights over Authorised Structure/Crops on TOL Land upon Termination

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• Public Prosecutor v Chin Keow [1947] 1 MLJ 55

• Pappo v Veeriah [1965] 1 MLJ 127

(i) No Right to Compensation Against A Subsequent TOL Holder

• Teh Bee v K Maruthamuthu [1977] 2 MLJ 7 (FC)

4.5.7 Cancellation of TOL

• Form 4A para 5

4.6 RESERVATION OF LAND

4.6.1 Lease of Reserved Land

(a) Reservation of State Land

• ‘reserved land’: s 5
• s 62(1)
• s 62(4)
• difference between reserved land and other reserves3

(b) Revocation of Reservation for Public Purpose

• s 64
• Government of Negeri Sembilan & Anor v Yap Chong Lan & Ors [1984] 2 MLJ 123
(FC)
• Pow Hing & Anor v Registrar of Titles, Malacca [1981] 1 MLJ 155
• Ng Yit Seng & Anor v Syarikat Jiwa Mentakab Sdn. Bhd. & Ors [1981] 2 MLJ 194

(c) State Authority Power to Lease Reserved Land

• s 63(1) & (2), Form 4E
• s 64(4)

4.7 REMOVAL OF ROCK MATERIAL

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A Malay reservation is gazetted under the various Malay Reservations Enactments;
A reserved forest under the National Forestry Act 1984 (as adopted by the States);
An aboriginal reserve or aboriginal area under the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954;
A wild life reserve or sanctuary under the Protection of Wild Life Act 1972;
Road and river serves are actually State land. They are not gazetted as reserved land;
Railway reserves under the Railway Act 1991;
See the exclusion under Clauses (3) & (4) of Article 166 of the Federal Constitution; and
Reserves for certain communities created under the land laws. Examples: Malay Agricultural Settlement
Kuala Lumpur, Kampung Baru (Selangor GN No.20/1990) and the Chinese Agricultural Settlements, Ulu
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4.7.1 Permit for Extraction, Transportation and Removal of Rock Material

(a) General
• Definition of ‘rock material’ in s 5
• ss 704 & 71
• s 72(3): Form 4C
• s 74

(b) Duration
• s 72(1)

(c) Nature of Rights

• s 73
• Also see Form 4C Permit To Remove Rock Material
• Marble Terrazo Industries Sdn. Bhd. v Anggaran Enterprise Sdn. Bhd. [1991] 1 CLJ
109
• Puspita Corporation Sdn. Bhd. v Berjuntai Tin Dredging Bhd. [1994] 3 MLJ 251 (SC)

(e) Effect on Conditions Affecting Land

• s 75

4.8 PERMIT TO USE AIR SPACE ABOVE STATE LAND AND RESERVED
LAND

4.8.1 Permit to Use Air Space above State Land and Reserved Land

(a) General
• s 75A
• s 75B
• s 5 “planning authority”
• s 75F

(b) Duration
• s 75A

(c) Form and Conditions of Permit

• ss 75C, 75D
• Form 4D

(d) Assignment of Permit

• s 75E

(e) Cancellation
• s 75G

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See s 69 NLC: may be allowed under TOL (Form 4B).

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4.9 DISPOSAL OF UNDERGROUND LAND [Part Five (A) – ss 92A to 92I]

4.9.1 Disposal of Underground Land

(a) General
• NLC (Amendment) Act 1990 (Act A752) w.e.f. 23/2/1990
• ss 92A to 92I

(b) Types of Disposal and Land Involved

• Alienation
• Granting a right to use
• Lease
• Types of land involved

4.10 NO ADVERSE POSSESSION

4.10.1 General

• ss 48,5 425
• Govt of the State of Negeri Sembilan & Anor v Yap Chong Lan & Ors [1984] 2 MLJ
123
• Yap Pun & Anor v Orang-orang yang tidak dikenali [1998] 6 MLJ 270
• Sidek bin Haji Muhamad & Ors v Govt of the State of Perak & Ors [1982] 1 MLJ 313
• Chong Wooi Leong & Ors v Lebbey Sdn. Bhd. [1998] 2 MLJ 644 (CA)
• Shamsudin bin Che Mat & Ors v Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur [2000] 4 MLJ 177
• Tetuan Tokoyaki Property Sdn. Bhd. v Sam Kok Sang @ Tham Sow Seng & Ors
[2001] 1 MLJ 585
• Muniandy a/l Subramaniam & Ors v Majlis Perbandaran Langkawi Bandaraya
Pelancongan & Anor [2003] 6 MLJ 177
• Datuk Bandar Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam & Anor v Yusuf bin Awang & Ors [2007]
7 MLJ 327 (CA)
• Kabra Holdings Sdn. Bhd. v Ahmad bin Shahlan [1992] 2 CLJ 817
• Ng Ben Thong & Ors v Krishnan a/l Arumugam [1998] 5 MLJ 579
• Shaheen bt Abu Bakar v PKNS [1998] 3 AMR 3061
• Sentul Murni Sdn. Bhd. v Ahmad Amiruddin bin Kamaruddin & Ors [2000] 4 MLJ
503; [1999] 5 CLJ 54
• Bukit Lenang Devt Sdn. Bhd. v Penduduk-Penduduk yang menduduki atas tanah …
Mukim Plentong, Daerah Johor Baru [1999] 6 MLJ 25
• Bohari bin Taib & Ors v PTG Selangor [1991] 1 MLJ 343
• Lebbey Sdn. Bhd. v Chong Wooi Leong [1998] 5 MLJ 368

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• Government of the State of Negeri Sembilan v Yap Chong Lan [1984] 2 MLJ 123
• Latec Investments Ltd v Hotel Terrigal Pty Ltd (1965) 115 CLR 205
• Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) (1988) 62 ALJR 268
• Leigh v Jack (1879) 5 Ex D 264
• Williams Bros Direct Supply v Rafety [1958] 1 QB 159
• Buckinghamshire v Morgan [1958] 1 QB 157

4.10.2 No Application of Equitable Estoppel against Public Authority

• Govt of the State of Negeri Sembilan & Anor v Yap Chong Lan & Ors [1984] 2 MLJ
123
• Koperasi Kasuma (M) v Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Selangor & Ors [1982] 1 MLJ
313

4.11 REVERSION

4.11.1 Reversion

(a) General
• s 46(1)
o Re Hull & Selby Rly Co (1839) 5 M & W 327, 8 LJ Ex 260
o R v Lord Yarborough (1824) 1 Dow & CL 178 HL
o AG of Southern Nigeria v John Holt & Co & Ors [1914-1915] All ER 444
o Gallant Acres Sdn. Bhd. v Kepong Development Sdn. Bhd. [2004] 298 MLJU 1
o Koperasi Kasuma (M) Sdn. Bhd. v PTG Selangor [1991] 2 CLJ 1371
• s 46A
• s 496
• Reversion in absence of proprietor: ss 351/352

(b) Effect of reversion

• s 47(1), (2) & (3)

(c) Surrender of title

• ss 195-204H
• Condition for approval: s 196
• Procedure:
o Surrender of whole: ss 197-199
o Surrender of part: ss 200-202
o Surrender and Re-alienation: ss 203-204; 204A
• Other provisions:
o ss 204B, 204C, 204D, 204E, 204F, 204G, 204H,

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Exception: para (ii) s 353(2) proviso. Cross refer: ss 353-354.
Government of the State of Penang v BH Oon [1971] 2 MLJ 235

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4.12 FORFEITURE

4.12.1 General

• Part Eight of the NLC

4.12.2 Grounds of Forfeiture

• s 100
• s 127

4.12.3 Forfeiture for Non-Payment of Land Revenue

(a) Time of Payment of Rent

• s 94(1), (2) & (3)

(b) Time When Rent in Arrear

• s 94(2)

(c) Actions to be taken by the State Authority for Rent in Arrear

• s 97(1) & (2)
• s 98(1)
• Pow Hing & Anor v Registrar of Titles, Malacca [1981] 1 MLJ 155
• Khoo Cheng & Ors v Pentadbir Tanah Muar [2008] 3 CLJ 534

(d) Who May Pay

• s 98(1)
• s 98(2): by charge
• s 98(3)(b): by lessee, sub-lessee or tenant
• s 98(3)(a): recoverable by civil action

(e) Effect of Payment of Rent

• s 99

(f) Effect of Non-Payment of Rent

• s 93
• s 100

(i) No Extension of Time Period Specified In Form 6A

Pemungut Hasil Tanah Kota Tinggi v UMBC [1981] 2 MLJ 264

(ii) Constitutionality of s 100

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East Union (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd. v Govt of the State of Johor & Govt of Malaysia
[1981] 1 MLJ 151

(iii) An Order Under s 100

Pow Hing & Anor v Registrar of Titles, Malacca [1981] 1 MLJ 155
Khoo Cheng & Ors v Pentadbir Tanah Muar [2008] 3 CLJ 534

4.12.4 Forfeiture for Breach of Condition

(a) Types of Conditions

• s 103(1)
• Conditions requiring continuous performance
• Conditions subject to a fixed term

(b) When a Breach of Condition Arises

• s125(1) & (2)
• s 126

(c) Determining Whether a Breach of Condition Arises

• Collector of Land Revenue Johor Bahru v South Malaysia Industries Bhd. [1978] 1
MLJ 130
• Lam Eng Rubber Factory (M) Sdn. Bhd. v State Director, Kedah & Anor [1994] 1
CLJ 179

(d) Effect of Breach of Condition

• s 127(1)(a) & (b)
• s 129
• Exceptions:
i) s 127(1A)
ii) s 128

(i) Exception 1: Imposition Of Fine

• s 127(1A)(a) & (b)
• s 127(1B)
• s 127(1C)

(ii) Exception II: Securing Remedy Of Breach Of Condition

• s 128(1)
• s 127(4)
• s 128(2) & (3)

(e) Circumstances Where the Land Would Cease to be Liable to Forfeiture

• s 127(3)
• s 127(2)

(f) Action to Enforce Forfeiture

• s 129(1): conditions

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• s 129(2): service of a notice in Form 7B

• s 129(3): a note of service to be
• s 129(4): enquiry

4.12.5 When Does Forfeiture Take Effect

(a) General
• s 130(1) & (2)

(b) As soon as May Be after the Maknig of An Order under s 100 or s 129
• Pow Hing & Anor v Registrar of Titles, Malacca [1981] 1 MLJ 155

4.12.6 Annulment of Forfeiture

• s 133(1) & (2)

• UMBC & Anor v Pemungut Hasil Tanah, Kota Tinggi [1984] 2 MLJ 87

4.12.7 Effect of Forfeiture

• s 131
• Beh Lee Liang v Chew Sah Suak & Anor [1995] 4 MLJ 397

4.12.8 Restrictions on Re-Alienation of Forfeited Land

• s 132(1) & (2)

4.12.9 Challenging the Validity of Forfeiture

• s 134(1)
• s 134(4)

(a) Three-month period: s 418(1)

• Khoo Cheng & Ors v Pentadbir Tanah Muar [2008] 3 CLJ 534

(b) Wrongdoing by Officer Appointed by State Authority: s 134(4)

• Bagan Serai Housing Estate Sdn. Bhd. v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah, Daerah Seberang
Perai Tengah & Anor [2002] 2 CLJ 237

(c) Grounds of Challenge against the Forfeiture

• s134(2)

(i) Non-Service of Form 6A

Khoo Cheng & Ors v Pentadbir Tanah Muar [2008] 3 CLJ 534

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(ii) s 134(2) exhaustive

UMBC & Anor v Pemungut Hasil Tanah, Kota Tinggi [1984] 2 MLJ 87

* Special acknowledgement to Miss Sik Cheng Peng, the previous lecturer for this Course,
for the useful earlier version of this lecture outline.

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