Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act, 1960 (No. 530) Country/Territory Malaysia Document type Legislation Date 1960 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act for the purpose of ensuring uniformity of law and policy in respect of the establishment of group settlement areas and the conditions of alienation and occupation of land in such areas and for other matters incidental thereto. Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Subdivision of land Agricultural land Urban land Land tenure Ownership Right of use Transfer Geographical area Asia, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes The Act came into force on 30 May 1960. Abstract The present Act, which consists of nine Parts and two schedules, provides for the setting up of group settlement areas by the State Authority and lays down related conditions of alienation and occupation. As per section 4, the State Authority may declare any area of State land to be a group settlement for the purposes of this Act. Within such areas, rural and urban settlement areas shall be created. On the other hand, whenever a land in a group settlement area is needed for any public purpose, s Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Land (Group Settlement Areas) Amendment Act 2002, (A1176) Legislation | Malaysia | 2002 Keyword: Agricultural land, Urban land, Land tenure, Ownership, Transfer Source: FAO, FAOLEX