Land (Amendment) Enactment 1996 (No. 2 of 1996)

STATE OF SABAH I assent, TUN DATUK SERI PANGLIMA HAJI SAKARAN BIN DANDAI, Yang di-Pertua Negeri. 18TH JUNE, 1996. No. 2 of 1996 An Enactment to amend the Land Ordinance (Cap. 68). ENACTED by the Legislature of the State of Sabah as follows: 1. This Enactment may be cited as the Land (Amendment) Enactment 1996 and shall come into operation on the date of its publication in the Gazette. Short title and commence ment. 8 Amendment of section 4. Cap.68. Amendment of section 9(1). Amendment of section 55. No. 2 of 1996 Land (Amendment) 2. Section 4 of the Land Ordinance, which in this Enactment is referred to as "the principal Ordinance", is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of "forest produce", the following new definition: ""land" includes ( a) the surface of the earth and all substances forming that surface; (b) the earth below the surf ace and all substances therein; (c) all vegetation and other natural products, whether or not requiring the periodical application oflabour to their produc tion, and whether on or below the surf ace; • ( d) all things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to any thing attached to the earth, whether on or below the surface; and ( e) land covered by water;". 3. Subsection (1) of section 9 of the principal Ordinance is amended by substituting for the word "Minister" in line 2 the word "Cabinet". 4. The proviso to section 55 of the principal Ordinance is amended by substituting for the word "Minister" in lines 1 and 4 respectively the word "Cabinet". CERTIFIED by me to be a true copy of the Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly on Monday, the 17th June, 1996. DATUK FRANCIS T.N. YAP Deputy Speaker, State Legislative Assembly.