Majlis Amanah Rakyat Act 1966 s 27
s 27 Compulsory acquisition of land
(1) When any immovable property, not being State land, is needed to be acquired by the Majlis or a corporation for the purpose of this Act, such property may be acquired in accordance with any written law relating to the acquisition of land for a public purpose for the time being in force in the State in which such property is situate, and any declaration required by any such written law that such land is so needed may be made notwithstanding that compensation is to be paid by the Majlis or such corporation; and such declaration shall have effect as if it were a declaration that such land is needed for a public purpose in accordance with such written law.
(2) The expenses and compensation in respect of any immovable property acquired under this section shall be paid by the Majlis or by the corporation.
(3) When any immovable property has been acquired under this section, the Majlis or the corporation shall extract the necessary documents of title in respect of such property and shall pay any rent to which such property may be subject.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengambilan tanah secara paksa
(1) Apabila mana-mana harta tak alih, yang bukan tanah Negeri, dikehendaki supaya diambil oleh Majlis atau suatu perbadanan bagi maksud Akta ini, harta itu boleh diambil mengikut mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang berhubungan dengan pengambilan tanah bagi sesuatu maksud awam sedang berkuat kuasa di Negeri yang di dalamnya harta itu terletak, dan apa-apa akuan yang dikehendaki oleh mana-mana undang-undang bertulis itu bahawa tanah itu diperlukan sedemikian boleh dibuat walaupun pampasan akan dibayar oleh Majlis atau perbadanan itu; dan akuan itu hendaklah berkuat kuasa seolah-olah ia suatu akuan bahawa tanah itu diperlukan bagi sesuatu maksud awam mengikut undang-undang bertulis itu.
(2) Perbelanjaan dan pampasan berkenaan dengan mana-mana harta tak alih yang diambil di bawah seksyen ini hendaklah dibayar oleh Majlis atau oleh perbadanan itu.
(3) Apabila apa-apa harta tak alih telah diambil di bawah seksyen ini, Majlis atau perbadanan hendaklah mengambil cabutan dokumen hakmilik yang perlu berkenaan dengan harta itu dan hendaklah membayar apa-apa cukai yang harta itu mungkin tertakluk kepadanya.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
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).
