12 Questions
______ of land is the highest right a person may have in relation to land.
Ownership
_______ registration system.
Title
_______ who occupied under any kind of transaction or dealing including lease, tenancy, lien and charge.
Occupier
Unlawful ______ are referred to as trespassers or squatters and do not have legal rights over land.
occupiers
The Legislative powers are divided between Parliament and state legislative assemblies for making laws related to ownership of ______.
land
The National Land Code (1965) aimed at establishing a unified system regarding land ______.
tenure
The NLC substituted forty-three different land statutes at both the federal and ______ level.
state
Parliament used its power under Article 76(4) of the Constitution to ensure uniformity in land ______.
matters
In pre-British times, any person who carried out the task of clearing the waste land was entitled to occupy it as an owner provided he continued to ______ it and gave one-tenth of the produce to the Sultan or the State.
cultivate
The current land law of Peninsular Malaysia still gives recognition to ______ land tenure.
customary
The English law of conveyancing introduced privately executed deeds as the basis of ______ to land.
title
The Australian Torrens system of land registration rests on two principles: Mirror Principle and ______ Principle.
Curtain
Study Notes
Land Ownership
- The highest right a person may have in relation to land is often referred to as an "estate" in land.
Land Registration
- A registration system is used to record land ownership and dealings.
- All types of transactions, including leases, tenancies, liens, and charges, are recorded.
Trespassers and Squatters
- Unlawful occupants of land are referred to as trespassers or squatters and do not have legal rights over the land.
Legislative Powers
- The power to make laws related to land ownership is divided between Parliament and state legislative assemblies.
National Land Code (1965)
- The National Land Code (1965) aimed to establish a unified system for land administration.
- The NLC replaced 43 different land statutes at both federal and state levels.
- Parliament used its power under Article 76(4) of the Constitution to ensure uniformity in land administration.
Pre-British Land Tenure
- In pre-British times, anyone who cleared waste land could occupy it as an owner, as long as they continued to cultivate it and gave one-tenth of the produce to the Sultan or State.
Current Land Law
- The current land law of Peninsular Malaysia still recognizes traditional land tenure.
English Law of Conveyancing
- The English law of conveyancing introduced privately executed deeds as the basis of title to land.
Australian Torrens System
- The Australian Torrens system of land registration is based on two principles: the Mirror Principle and the Curtain Principle.
Test your knowledge on the legislative power related to land matters in state and federal levels, including laws such as Strata Title Act 1985 and Land Acquisition Act 1960.
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