National Land Code
Parliament of Malaysia
  • An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to land and land tenure, the registration of title to land and of dealings therewith and the collection of revenue therefrom within the States of Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Terengganu and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, and for purposes connected therewith.
CitationAct 56 of 1965
Territorial extentThroughout Peninsular Malaysia
Passed byDewan Rakyat
Passed10 August 1965
Passed byDewan Negara
Passed16 August 1965
Royal assent18 September 1965
Effective1 January 1966
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill titleNational Land Code Bill 1965
Introduced byAbdul Rahman Ya'kub, Minister of Lands and Mines
First reading26 May 1965
Second reading9 August 1965
Third reading10 August 1965
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill titleNational Land Code Bill 1965
Member in ChargeAbdul Rahman Ya'kub, Minister of Lands and Mines
First reading16 August 1965
Second reading16 August 1965
Third reading16 August 1965
Amended by
National Land Code (Malacca) Order 1967 [P.U. 91/1967]

National Land Code (Amendment of First and Tenth Schedules) Order 1968 [P.U. 184/1968]
National Land Code (Penang and Malacca) Order 1968 [P.U. 500/1968]
National Land Code (Penang and Malacca) Order 1968 [Act A26/1969]
Essential (National Land Code) Regulations 1969 [P.U. (A) 414/1969]
Essential (National Land Code) Regulations 1969 [P.U. (A) 532/1969]
Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 88, 1971 [P.U. (A) 73/1971]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1972 [Act A124/1972]
National Land Code (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) Order 1973 [P.U. (A) 231/1973]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1974 [Act A264/1974]
National Land Code (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1975 [P.U. (A) 267/1975]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1975 [Act A322/1975]
National Land Code (Amendment Fifth (Schedule), Order 1976 [P.U. (A) 222/1976]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1977 [Act A386/1977]
National Land Code (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) Order 1978 [P.U. (A) 126/1978]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1979 [Act A444/1979]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1981 [Act A518/1981]
National Land Code (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) Order 1982 [P.U. (A) 59/1982]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1982 [P.U. (A) 542/1982]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1984 [Act A587/1984]
Strata Title Act 1985 [Act 318/1985]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1985 [Act A615/1985]
National Land Code (Amendment) (No.2) Act 1985 [Act A624/1985]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1986 [Act A658/1986]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1990 [Act A752/1990]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1992 [Act A832/1992]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1996 [Act A941/1996]
National Land Code (Modification) Order 1997 [P.U. (A) 203/1997]
National Land Code (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) Order 1997 [P.U. (A) 318/1997]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 1998 [Act A1034]
National Land Code (Amendment of the Fifteenth Schedule) Order 2000 [P.U. (A) 437/2000]
Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Modification of National Land Code) Order 2001 [P.U.(A) 213/2001]
National Land Code (Amendment) Act 2001 [Act A1104]
Corrigendum Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Modification of National Land Code) Order 2001 [P.U.(A) 164/2002]
Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Modification of National Land Code) Order 2002 [P.U. (A) 180/2002]
Corrigendum Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Modification of National Land Code) (Amendment) Order 2002 [P.U. (A) 278/2003]

Federal Territory (Modification of National Land Code) Order 2004 [P.U.(A) 220/2004]
Related legislation
Federated Malay States

Land Code [Cap. 138]
Country Lands (Cultivation) Suspension of Operation Enactment [Cap. 141]
Agreements for Leases (Temporary Provisions) Enactment [Cap. 217]
Syed Hassan's Concession Resumption Enactment [Cap. 218]

Malayan Union

Leases and Tenancies (War Absentees) Adjustment Ordinance, 1946 [18 of 1946]
Leases and Tenancies (Dispossessed Persons) Ordinance, 1946 [22 of 1946]
Pahang Registers of Title Replacement Ordinance, 1946 [36 of 1946]
Mukim Registers Replacement Ordinance, 1947 [3 of 1947]
Land Revenue (Payment by Instalments) Ordinance, 1947 [16 of 1947]

Federation of Malaya

Titles to Land (Occupation Period) Ordinance, 1949 [39 of 1949]
Dealings in Land (Occupation Period) Ordinance, 1949 [40 of 1949]
Dealings in Land (Malacca Customary Lands) (Occupation Period) Ordinance, 1949 [41 of 1949]
Customary Tenure of Land (Settlement of Malacca) Ordinance, 1952 [10 of 1952]
Customary Tenure (State of Negeri Sembilan) Ordinance, 1952 [33 of 1952]
Land Office Procedure (Lost or Destroyed Instruments) Ordinance, 1952 [52 of 1952]
Land Laws (Enabling) Ordinance, 1952 [78 of 1952]

Straits Settlements

Land Officers Powers Ordinance [Cap. 111]
Lands Ordinance [Cap. 113]
State Lands Encroachments Ordinance [Cap. 114]
Conveyancing and Law of Property Ordinance (in so far as it is not repealed by the National Land Code (Penang and Malacca Titles) Act, 1963) [Cap. 118]
Voluntary Conveyances Ordinance [Cap. 119]
Foreshores Ordinance [Cap. 122]
Land Improvement Ordinance [Cap. 123]
Aliens Property Ordinance [Cap. 129]
Landmarks Ordinance [Cap. 131]
The Apportionment Ordinance (in so far as it may apply to rent due to the State Authority) [Cap. 168]
Land Revenue Collection Ordinance, 1940 [47 of 1940]

State of Johore

Land Enactment [No. 1]
Rectification of Boundaries Enactment [No. 15]
Settlement Enactment. 18 of 1936 [No. 52]
Abolition of Old Titles Enactment, 1936
Land (Temporary Provisions) Enactment, 1938 [15 of 1938]

State of Kedah

Boundaries and Survey Maps Enactment [No. 12]
Land Enactment [No. 56]

State of Kelantan

Land Enactment, 1938 (except provision saved by the Twelfth Schedule) [26 of 1938]
Adviser Lands and Mines (Change of Title) Enactment, 1960 [11 of 1960]

State of Negeri Sembilan

Land Registration (Government Interests) Enactment, 1939 [5 of 1939]

State of Pahang

Land Registration (Government Interests) Enactment, 1940 [1 of 1940]

State of Perak

Land Registration (Government Interests) Enactment, 1940 [1 of 1940]

State of Perlis

Land Enactment, 1356 [11 of 1356]

State of Selangor

Land Registration (Government Interests) Enactment, 1939 [5 of 1939]

State of Trengganu

Land Enactment, 1357 [3 of 1357]

British Military Administration
Agricultural Foodcrop Proclamation [67 of 1946]
Status: In force

The National Land Code (Malay: Kanun Tanah Negara), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to amend and consolidate the laws relating to land and land tenure, the registration of title to land and of dealings therewith and the collection of revenue therefrom within the States of Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Terengganu and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, and for purposes connected therewith.

Preamble

  1. WHEREAS it is desired to introduce in the form of a National Land Code a uniform land system within the States of Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Terengganu and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur:
  2. AND WHEREAS provision has been made by the National Land Code (Penang and Malacca Titles) Act 1963, for the introduction of a system of registration of title to land in the States of Penang and Malacca, for the issue of replacement titles, for the assimilation of such system to the provisions of the National Land Code, and for matters incidental thereto:
  3. AND WHEREAS it is now expedient for the purpose only of ensuring uniformity of law and policy to make a law with respect to land tenure, registration of titles relating to land, transfer of land, leases and charges in respect of land, and easements and other rights and interests in land:

Structure

The National Land Code, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 6 Divisions and 35 Parts containing 447 sections and 16 schedules (including 37 amendments).

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