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Act 413

SERVICE LANDS
ACT 1963
Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006

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SERVICE LANDS ACT 1963

First enacted … ... ... ... … … … 1963 (Act No. 35 of

1963)

Revised … … … … … … … … 1989 (Act 413 w.e.f

28 December 1989)

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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

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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.
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(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.

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LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law Short title In force from

P.U. (B) 324/1970 Notification Under 01-01-1970

Section 3 of Title of
Office Ordinance 1949

Act A996 Interpretation (Amendment) 24-07-1997

Act 1997

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LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section Amending authority In force from

2 P.U. (B) 324/1970 01-01-1970

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