This authoritative work examines the historical development and modern framework of Malaysian land law and the Torrens system. Drawing from extensive academic research, the book explores the evolution of land tenure, registration of titles, proprietary rights, dealings in land, customary land law, mining land, Malay Reservations, and the protection of interests under the statutory land system.
Widely regarded as a foundational reference on Malaysian property and land law, the book provides detailed legal analysis on land ownership, registration, equitable interests, caveats, leases, charges, trusts, and the interaction between statutory and customary land rights.
Contents
- Introduction
- About the Indigenous System of Land Tenure
- The Making of a New System of Land Tenure in General
- The Development and Nature of Property Rights in Mining Land
- The System of Land Tenure in Agricultural and Other Lands
- Registration of Land Holdings and Titles to Land
- A Statutory System of Dealings and Interests in Land
- Dealings and Interests in Land under the Statutory System
- Dealings and Interests in Land outside the Statutory System
- Registration of Dealings in Land and its Effects under the Torrens System
- Protection of Non-Registrable Interests under the Torrens System and Their Inter-Relations
- Customary Land Law in Negeri Sembilan
- Malay Reservations
