Land (Group Settlement Areas) Amendment Act 2002, (A1176) Country/Territory Malaysia Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Urban land Land tenure Ownership Transfer Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes The Act entered into force on 27 December 2002. Abstract The present Act lays down some amendments and addenda to the Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act 1960 which provides for the setting up of group settlement areas by the State Authority and lays down related conditions of alienation and occupation with respect to both rural and urban lands. Section 16, in matter of transmission on death of rural holdings, is deleted. Sections 7, 12, 14 and 15 are amended. Lastly, the First Schedule is supplemented by inserting, after Form A, Form AA relating to the application for consent to transfer rural holding. Full text English References - Legislation Amends Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act, 1960 (No. 530) Legislation | Malaysia | 1960 Keyword: Basic legislation, Subdivision of land, Agricultural land, Urban land, Land tenure, Ownership, Right of use, Transfer Source: FAO, FAOLEX