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Sarawak Land Code, (Chapter 81).

Country/Territory
Malaysia
Territorial subdivision
Sarawak
Document type
Legislation
Date
1958 (1999)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Gender and natural resources Land tenure Ownership Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Traditional rights/customary rights Indigenous peoples Classification/declassification
Geographical area
Asia, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

This Act, consisting of three Parts, applies to Native customary rights of Sarawak. It specifies the following Land classification as follows: i. Interior Area Land is land not falling within other classifications and which is not a Government Reserve; ii. Native Customary Land that comprises land over which natives are entitled to exercise customary rights (any area of State Land can be declared a Native Communal Reserve for the use of the native community) and Interior Area Land over which a n

Full text
English
Website
www.agc.gov.my