Powers of district land administrator in managing abandoned commercial land development projects : a case study of Kelantan

Many development projects have been approved by the Kelantan State Authority to bolster the economic growth of the state and to give a great impact on the value of urban real estates. Unfortunately, most of the approved projects have not been completed within the time period set by the State A...

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Main Author: Mohd Helmi Mat Zin (Author)
Corporate Author: Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin . Faculty of Law and International Relations
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-149) 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Powers and duties of district land administrator in land development process -- 3. The structure of Kelantan land administration -- 4. Abandoned commercial land development project in Kelantan -- 5. Recommendations and conclusion 
520 |a Many development projects have been approved by the Kelantan State Authority to bolster the economic growth of the state and to give a great impact on the value of urban real estates. Unfortunately, most of the approved projects have not been completed within the time period set by the State Authority. The District Land Administrator (DLA) has been entrusted with the duties to ensure and monitor the performance of the projects pursuant to the provisions of the National Land Code 1965 (NLC). Cursory literature review identified that the DLA is not able to supervise the completion of the projects due to the lack of knowledge of his statutory powers. Furtherrnore, the DLA has been reluctant to exercise his powers to commence legal action against developers for non-performance due to the fear that the developers might make counterclaim against the office of the DLA. Therefore, this research has as one of its objectives to examine the powers and duties of the DLA in supervising the performance of commercial land development projects. In the course, the research will analyse the Kelantan state land administration framework, identify the main factors that have reduced the eff ctiveness of the DLA against the proprietors or developers of the abandoned proj cts, and suggest solutions to improve the functions of the DLA. This research applied the qualitative method in data collection comprising both primary and secondar sources. Primary sources comprised of Federal legislations and State enactment . ca la minutes of Investment Committee Meetings and interview with the officers from the Office of the Director for Land and Economic Planning Unit (EPU). Secondary sources included books, news reports, and scholarly articles from law journals, seminars and the Internet. The research showed that the DLA has power under the NLC to monitor the performance of commercial land development projects. However, research highlighted that the DLA is unable to perform his duties due to the existence of several external factors that are beyond his control including the challenges within the institution of land administration, such as lack of expertise and knowledge among the officers, lack of clear policy guidelines from the state or federal level, lack of political will, and limited fmancial resources allocated for enforcement. The study concluded that the DLA plays a vital role in determining the performance of land development activities within his own district. In order to perform efficiently, the DLA need to be a qualified and competent person to lead land administration. Besides that, aspects relating to improving enquiry procedures, providing clear enforcement guidelines, establishing special t am monitor the abandoned projects and extending the powers of the DLA should be similar to that of the Registrar of Titles. Therefore, reforms to the land administration institutions are necessary to ensure the DLA's statutory powers can be exercised effectively within the ambit of the enabling statute. 
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