SERVICE LANDS ACT 1963

Service Lands LAWS OF MALAYSIA REPRINT Act 413 SERVICE LANDS ACT 1963 Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006 PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 IN COLLABORATION WITH PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD 2006 1 2 SERVICE LANDS ACT 1963 First enacted … ... ... ... … … … 1963 (Act No. 35 of 1963) Revised 1989 (Act 413 w.e.f 28 December 1989) … … … … … … … … PREVIOUS REPRINT First Reprint ... ... ... ... ... 2001 3 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 413 SERVICE LANDS ACT 1963 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title and application 2. Removal of unlawful occupants of lands used for the purpose of any Federation forces 3. Incorporation of United Kingdom Services’ Lands Board 4 Laws of Malaysia ACT 413 Service Lands 5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 413 SERVICE LANDS ACT 1963 An Act to make provision for the ejectment of persons unlawfully occupying any land used or to be used for the purposes of any Federation forces and to incorporate the United Kingdom Services’ Lands Board. [1 November 1963] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Short title and application 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Service Lands Act 1963. (2) This Act shall apply to the States of *Peninsular Malaysia only. Removal of unlawful occupants of lands used for the purpose of any Federation forces 2. (1) This section shall apply to lands used or to be used for the purposes of any military, naval or air forces of the Federation. (2) A Magistrates’ Court, on the information of the Director General of Lands and Mines or a person authorized by him that any person is in unlawful occupation of any land to which this section applies, may issue a summons for the appearance before the court of the person informed against; and on his appearing to the summons or (in default of his appearance thereto) on proof of service of the summons the court may proceed in a summary way to hear and determine the information. *NOTE—All references to “West Malaysia” shall be construed as reference to “Penisular Malaysia”–see the Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997 [Act A996] subsection 5(2). 6 Laws of Malaysia ACT 413 (3) If on the hearing of the information, the court is satisfied of the truth thereof, the court shall by warrant require any police officer specified in the warrant forthwith to dispossess and remove from the land the person aforesaid, and on behalf of the Director General of Lands and Mines to take possession of the land together with all crops growing thereon and all buildings and other immovable property upon and affixed to the land; and the warrant may be executed by any police officer into whose hands the warrant may come, whether or not it is addressed to him. Incorporation of United Kingdom Services’ Lands Board 3. (1) For the purpose of holding land in Malaysia on behalf of the government of the United Kingdom pursuant to any agreement relating to defence, and of dealing on behalf of that government with any land which is or has been so held, there shall be constituted, by the name of the United Kingdom Services’ Lands Board, a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and consisting of such persons as may from time to time be nominated on behalf of that government. (2) The United Kingdom Services’ Lands Board shall have power to regulate its own proceedings (including quorum), and any document purporting to be executed under the seal of the Board shall be presumed to have been duly executed unless the contrary is shown. Service Lands 7 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 413 SERVICE LANDS ACT 1963 LIST OF AMENDMENTS Amending law Short title In force from P.U. (B) 324/1970 Notification Under Section 3 of Title of Office Ordinance 1949 01-01-1970 Act A996 Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997 24-07-1997 8 Laws of Malaysia ACT 413 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 413 SERVICE LANDS ACT 1963 LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED Section Amending authority In force from 2 P.U. (B) 324/1970 01-01-1970 DICETAK OLEH PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD, KUALA LUMPUR BAGI PIHAK DAN DENGAN PERINTAH KERAJAAN MALAYSIA