Payment Of Adequate Compensation For Land Acquisition In Malaysia

The law on land acquisition comprehensively sets out the underlying legal jurisprudence of compulsory land acquisition in malaysia and the procedural pre requisites based on the land acquisition act 1960 including the recent amendments vide the land acquisition amendment act 2016.

Payment of adequate compensation for land acquisition in malaysia. The notion of adequate compensation is conceived in the article 13 of malaysia federal constitution of 1957 but the attributes of adequate compensation is yet to be fulfilled by land acquisition. The federal constitution guarantees citizens right to ownership of property. The type of land whether freehold or leasehold and the express and implied conditions are relevant to the land acquisition process as the compensation awarded will depend on the character of the property acquired. Private property states article 13 cannot be compulsorily acquired or used unless it is done in accordance with the law and the deprived owner is paid adequate compensation.

326 pacific rim property research journal vol 12 no 3 payment of adequate compensation for land acquisition in malaysia anuar alias and md nasir daud. Land acquisition involves the compulsory taking of land often against the will of the landowners. Compulsory land acquisition 18 06 2005 nst prop by salleh buang. The law in malaysia requires the state to pay compensation adequately.