(4) Upon an application under subsection (3), the Magistrate must, if he or she is satisfied that the claim is genuine, make an order, upon any terms that he or she thinks fit, staying the proceedings regarding a complaint mentioned in subsection (1), pending the determination of the claim by the General Division of the High Court.
PART 4
RESUMPTION OF LAND
Forfeiture of abandoned land
17. Subject to section 18, any land that has been abandoned for 3 years or more by—
- (a) the person to whom the land was alienated or demised by or on behalf of the State; or
- (b) any person claiming title through a person in paragraph (a),
shall be forfeited to the State even though some person may be found in occupation of the land or of any part of that land.
Resumption procedure
18.—(1) A Collector may, with the approval of the Minister, declare in writing that any land that has been abandoned for 3 years or more by—
- (a) the person to whom the land was alienated or demised by or on behalf of the State; or
- (b) any person claiming title through a person in paragraph (a),
is liable to forfeiture to the State.
(2) Once a declaration is made under subsection (1) with respect to any land, the Collector must cause to be published a notice of the making of the declaration (called in this section a resumption notice) without delay in the Gazette.
(3) Failure to publish a resumption notice in respect of any declaration under subsection (1) does not invalidate the declaration.
