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Perlembagaan Persekutuan

(1) There shall be a National Land Council consisting of a

Land

Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Provision
91
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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91. (1) There shall be a National Land Council consisting of a Minister as chairman, one representative from each of the States, who shall be appointed by the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri, and such number of representatives of the Federal Government as that Government may appoint but, subject to Clause (5) of Article 95e, the number of representatives of the Federal Government shall not exceed ten. (2) The chairman may vote on any question before the National Land Council but shall not have a casting vote. (3) The National Land Council shall be summoned to meet by the chairman as often as he considers necessary but there shall be at least one meeting in every year. (4) If the chairman or a representative of a State or of the Federal Government is unable to attend a meeting, the authority [Article 91] Federal Constitution 85 by whom he was appointed may appoint another person to take his place at that meeting. (5) It shall be the duty of the National Land Council to formulate from time to time in consultation with the Federal Government, the State Governments and the National Finance Council a national policy for the promotion and control of the utilization of land throughout the Federation for mining, agriculture, forestry or any other purpose, and for the administration of any laws relating thereto; and the Federal and State Governments shall follow the policy so formulated. (6) The Federal Government or the Government of any State may consult the National Land Council in respect of any other matter relating to the utilization of land or in respect of any proposed legislation dealing with land or of the administration of any such law, and it shall be the duty of the National Land Council to advise that Government on any such matters. National development plan

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Perlembagaan Persekutuan · lom.agc.gov.my · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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