Native title deemed to be native holding
(1) Any native title registered under the Land Ordinance shall be deemed to be a native holding upon the commencement of this Act and the native title shall be registered in the Native Title Register by the Registrar. (2) The Land Executive Committee may add to, or revoke from the Native Title Register any native holding from time to time as it deems fit.
Native Title Register
(1) The Native Title Register shall be in Form 1 of the First Schedule. (2) The Native Title Register shall be maintained by the Registrar from time to time in accordance with any decisions made by the Land Executive Committee.
Provisions as to memorials on documents of title
(1) Upon the commencement of this Act, the Registrar shall open the Native Title Register and register all the existing native titles in the Native Title Register. (2) Upon the registration of the existing native titles in the Native Title Register, the Registrar shall make a like memorial of such native titles as specified in Form 2 of the First Schedule upon every register document of title listed in the Native Title Register. (3) When any memorial has been made upon any register document of title for any land under subsection (2), the Registrar shall by notice in Form 3 of the First Schedule require the proprietor of such land or any other person in whose possession the issue document of title for such land may be to deliver the same and upon such delivery shall make on such issue document of title a like memorial as has been made on the register document of title for such land.
Alienation of land as native holding
(1) The Land Executive Committee may, if it deems fit, decide that any land approved for alienation shall be registered as a native holding. (2) Upon the registration of the native holding in the Native Title Register, the Registrar shall make a like memorial of the native holding as in subsection 5(2) on the register document of title and the issue document of title.
Application for registration of land as native holding
(1) Any native may apply to the Registrar in Form 4 of the First Schedule for the inclusion of his land as a native holding and to be registered in the Native Title Register. (2) Upon the application made under subsection (1) by the proprietor, the Registrar shall register such land in the Native Title Register and shall make a like memorial as in subsection 5(2) on the register document of title and the issue document of title for such land.
Application for revocation of native holding
(1) The proprietor of any native holding may apply to the Registrar in Form 5 of the First Schedule for his land to be revoked from being a native holding. (2) Upon receiving the application, the Registrar shall refer the application to the Land Executive Committee for decision. (3) The Registrar shall notify the applicant of the decision of the Land Executive Committee by notice in Form 6 of the First Schedule. (4) In the case where the application is approved, the Registrar shall cancel— (a) the memorial on the native holding from the register document of title and issue document of title; and (b) the registration of the land as a native holding in the Native Title Register.
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Text as at 1 November 2012 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated. Read the official text ↗
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).