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Act 233

LAND AND MINING PLANS AND

DOCUMENTS
(PHOTOGRAPHIC COPIES) ACT
1950
Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006

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LAND AND MINING PLANS AND DOCUMENTS

(PHOTOGRAPHIC COPIES)

First enacted ... ... ... ... ... ... 1950 (Ordinance No. 18
of 1950)

Revised ... ... ... ... ... ... 1980 (Act 233 w.e.f.
15 July 1980)

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Short title and application

2. Interpretation
3. Photographically produced plans of, and copies of plans of, land to be
sufficient compliance with law requiring plans or copies of plans to be
drawn
4. Photographic plans and copies to be admissible in evidence
5. Power of Minister to amend Schedule
SCHEDULE

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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Act 233

LAND AND MINING PLANS AND DOCUMENTS

(PHOTOGRAPHIC COPIES) ACT 1950

An Act to provide for the validity of photographically produced

plans and copies of plans and documents.

[23 May 1950]

Short title and application

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Land and Mining Plans and
Documents (Photographic Copies) Act 1950.

(2) This Act shall apply only in Peninsular Malaysia.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“document” means—
(a) a register document of title, an issue document of title
or a lease, as defined in each case in the National Land
Code [Act 56 of 1965];
(b) any licence, permit, notice, agreement or other document
relating to land granted, issued or entered into by or on
behalf of the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri of a State;
or
(c) a mining lease or sub-lease, a provisional mining lease
or a mining certificate granted or issued under any written
law specified in the Schedule;

“Peninsular Malaysia” has the meaning assigned thereto by

section 3 of the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act 388], and
includes the Federal Territory.
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Photographically produced plans of, and copies of plans of,
land to be sufficient compliance with law requiring plans or
copies of plans to be drawn

3. Where, under the provisions of any written law specified in

the Schedule, a plan or copy of a plan of any land is required to
be drawn on, contained in or attached to any document, or any
copy of any document is required to be made or submitted to any
person, it shall be sufficient for the purposes of any such written
law to attach to such document a photographically produced plan
or copy of a plan of such land or to make or submit a photographically
produced copy of such document, as the case may be:
Provided that—
(a) such photographically produced plan or copy of any plan
or document is made by the Director General of Survey
or by a person duly authorized in writing by him so to
do; and
(b) such plan or copy is certified by the Director General of
Survey or the person making the same to be a true and
correct plan of such land or to be a true and accurate
copy of the original plan or of the original document, as
the case may be.

Photographic plan and copies to be admissible in evidence

4. Every photographically produced plan of any land or copy of

a plan or of a document duly made and certified in accordance
with section 3 and attached to any document or submitted to any
person as required by, and for the purpose of, any written law
relating to land or mining in Peninsular Malaysia shall be admis-
sible in evidence without further proof in all courts in Peninsular
Malaysia.

Power of Minister to amend Schedule

5. The Minister charged with responsibility for lands may from

time to time by order published in the Gazette amend or add to
the Schedule.

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SCHEDULE

[Section 3]

F.M.S. Cap. 147 The Mining Enactment

Johore Enactment No. 69 The Mining Enactment

Kedah Enactment No. 67 Enactment No. 67 (Mining)

Kelantan Enactment No. 10 of 1939 The Mining Enactment 1939

Trengganu Enactment No. 51 of The Mining Enactment

1356

Perlis Enactment No. 1 of 1340 The Mining Enactment 1340

M.U. Ordinance No. 8 of 1948 The Railway Ordinance 1948

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LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law Short title In force from

L.N. 332/1958 Federal Constitution (Modification 13-11-1958

of Laws) (Ordinances and
Proclamations) Order 1958

L.N. 477/1965 National Land Code (Repeals 23-12-1965

and Amendments) Order 1965

P.U. 297/1966 National Land Code (Repeals 01-01-1966

and Amendments) Order 1966

P.U. (B) 324/1970 Titles of Office Ordinance 1949 01-01-1971

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LAND AND MINING PLANS AND DOCUMENTS

(PHOTOGRAPHIC COPIES) ACT 1950

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section Amending authority In force from

2 L.N. 477/1965 23-12-1965

P.U. 297/1966 01-01-1966

3 P.U. (B) 324/1970 01-01-1971

5 L.N. 332/1958 13-11-1958

Schedule L.N. 477/1965 23-12-1965

Throughout the Act P.U. (B) 324/1970 01-01-1971

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