Analysing the equitable spirit of s 206(3) of the National Land Code 1965

Section 6 of the Civil Law Act 1956 provides for the prohibition of the importation of any part of the British land tenure system into Malaysian land law. The equitableprinciples - originally British - promote justice and fairness with all parties involved in a legal dispute and have been adopted wi...

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Main Author: Mohamad, Nor Asiah
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Language:English
Published: LexisNexis 2008
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description Section 6 of the Civil Law Act 1956 provides for the prohibition of the importation of any part of the British land tenure system into Malaysian land law. The equitableprinciples - originally British - promote justice and fairness with all parties involved in a legal dispute and have been adopted with mixed feelings. The silence of the NLC on the issue of equity and the emphasis on the comprehensiveness of the National Land Code 1965 add more confusion to the polemic. Even though equitable principles can be applied in the Malaysian land system, their application is restricted to what does not undermine the sancity of the National Land Code. This dilemma has prompted several efforts to justify the application of equity, one them being s 206(3) of the National Land Code which allows a more liberal interpretation of equity as legal principle.
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spelling iium-256772012-11-23T09:15:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25677/ Analysing the equitable spirit of s 206(3) of the National Land Code 1965 Mohamad, Nor Asiah KPG Malaysia Section 6 of the Civil Law Act 1956 provides for the prohibition of the importation of any part of the British land tenure system into Malaysian land law. The equitableprinciples - originally British - promote justice and fairness with all parties involved in a legal dispute and have been adopted with mixed feelings. The silence of the NLC on the issue of equity and the emphasis on the comprehensiveness of the National Land Code 1965 add more confusion to the polemic. Even though equitable principles can be applied in the Malaysian land system, their application is restricted to what does not undermine the sancity of the National Land Code. This dilemma has prompted several efforts to justify the application of equity, one them being s 206(3) of the National Land Code which allows a more liberal interpretation of equity as legal principle. LexisNexis 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25677/1/Analysing_the_Equitable_Spirit_of_Section_206%283%29_of_the_National_Land_Code.pdf Mohamad, Nor Asiah (2008) Analysing the equitable spirit of s 206(3) of the National Land Code 1965. Malayan Law Journal, 3. xliv-lxii. ISSN 0025-1283
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Analysing the equitable spirit of s 206(3) of the National Land Code 1965
title Analysing the equitable spirit of s 206(3) of the National Land Code 1965
title_full Analysing the equitable spirit of s 206(3) of the National Land Code 1965
title_fullStr Analysing the equitable spirit of s 206(3) of the National Land Code 1965
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title_short Analysing the equitable spirit of s 206(3) of the National Land Code 1965
title_sort analysing the equitable spirit of s 206(3) of the national land code 1965
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/25677/
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