Land Ordinance (Sabah Cap. 68)
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| Number | Cap. 68 |
|---|---|
| Type | State enactment |
| Applies to | Sabah |
| Published by | Sabah State Attorney-General's Chambers (SAGC) LawNet |
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Amendment history
| Amending law | Short title | In force from |
|---|---|---|
| Ord. 1/1941 | 125-129 | 01-02-1941 |
| Ord. 10/1948 | (title not legible in the file) | 26-08-1948 |
| Ord. 2/1953 | 3, 4 (definitions of “lease”), 6, 12, 17 (1), (2), (3), 35, 39, 40 (19), 48, 56, 64 (1), (2), 74, 98 (19), 122 | 13-02-1953 |
| Ord. 19/1953 | 4 (definitions of “title”), 13, 17 (ii), (iii), 18 (i), (ii), 55-63, 70 (ii) (b),(c), (iii), 71, 78, 79 | 30-04-1953 |
| Ord. 24/1954 | 4 (definitions of “Commissioner”, “Direct or” and “transfer”), 18 (2), 30 (2), 33 (1), 39, 41 (1), (2), 42, 43, 44 (1), (2), 47 (1), (3), 64 (2), 70 (2) (c), (3), 71(b), 75, 78 (4) (b), 84, 119, 133, 162 (1), (2), (3), | 26-11-1954 |
| Ord. 11/1956 | 17(4) | 12-05-1956 |
| Ord. 31/1956 | (title not legible in the file) | 22-12-1956 |
| Ord. 11/1959 | (title not legible in the file) | 14-10-1959 |
| Ord. 5/1960 | (title not legible in the file) | 07-04-1960 |
| Ord. 20/1960 | (title not legible in the file) | 01-01-1961 |
| Ord. 3/1962 | (title not legible in the file) | 11-05-1962 |
| Ord. 12/1962 | 71, Sch. XIA Art. 48 (1) FOR REFERENCE ONLY (August 2026) land”, “crown land” and “owner”), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (1), 10, 12, 17 (4), 18 (1), 22, 24 (2), (3), 28 (1), (2), (3), 29 (c), 30 (1) (f), 32 (1), 36 (1), (2), (3), 41 (1) (d), 46, 47 (1), 48, 50, 53 (4), 54, 55, proviso, 56 (1) (b), (c), 57, 58, 70 (1), (2), (3), (4), 76, 78, (1), (3), (4) (b), (5), 79 (1), (2), 80, 85, 97 (1), 112 (2), 121 (2), 162(1), (2), 164, 166, 167, Sch. III, IV, XXXVII, XXXVIII (a), 78 (1), 80, 100, 101, 110, 172, Sch. V, IX Art. 52 (2) | 22-09-1962 |
| En. 14/1966 | (title not legible in the file) | 01-10-1966 |
| En. 19/1966 | (title not legible in the file) | 28-12-1966 |
| En. 11/1967 | Sch. IX (“Kota Kinabalu” substituted for “Jesselton”) | 30-12-1967 |
| En. 4/1968 | 97 (1) No. 8/1969 | 23-08-1968 |
| Ord. 9/1970 | 53(6), 171A | 24-09-1970 |
| En. 8/1971 | 53 (6), 171A XXXIV | 19-09-1970 |
| En. 8/1972 | 36A | 27-07-1972 |
| En. 17/1972 | (title not legible in the file) | 28-12-1972 |
| Act 160 | Throughout the Ordinance “ringgit” and “sen” substituted for “dollars” and “cents” respectively | 29-08-1975 |
| En. 20/1978 | 17 (2), 70 (2) (c), 70 (3), 78 (3), (4), (4) (a) FOR REFERENCE ONLY (August 2026) | 01-01-1979 |
| En. 22/1978 | 64, 98 (1) | 28-12-1978 |
| En. 9/1982 | (title not legible in the file) | 26-08-1982 |
| En. 9/1983 | 32 (2), 134 | 22-12-1983 |
| En. 4/1989 | (title not legible in the file) | 28-12-1989 |
| En. 8/1994 | (title not legible in the file) | 15-09-1994 |
| En. 7/1995 | 4 (definition of “foreshore”), 6, 10 (b), (c), 15 (b ), 17 (4), 30 (1)(d), (f), 31 (1)(d), 32 (1), (2), 40 (1), 41 (1) (a), 42, 46 (a), 47 (1), 53 (2), (3), (4), (5), 54, 56 (2), 69, 70 (2), (3), 71 (a), (b), 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 94 (2), (3), 97 (1), 100, 101, 116 (1), (4), 119, 121 (1) , (2), 142, 152, 153 (1), 154, 156 (1), 157 (1), 160 (1), 161, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171B, Sch. XXI | 27-07-1995 |
| En. 2/1996 | (title not legible in the file) | 18-06-1996 |
| En. 4/1997 | 6, 16, 17(4), 27, 31(1)(d), 97(1)(c), 100, 104, 105, 109A, 114(2), 116(1)(3A), 171C, Sch. XV, XV IIB, XVIIIA, XIX, XXA | 31-12-1997 |
| En. 6/1997 | (title not legible in the file) | 31-07-1998 |
| En. 5/2000 | 17 (5), 171B | 30-12-2000 |
| En. 1/2002 | (title not legible in the file) | 29-08-2002 |
| En. 9/2002 | 4 (definitions of “agricultural purpose” “cultivation”), 54A | 21-11-2002 |
| En. 15/2004 | 23, 23A, 31(1)(e), 121(3), 137, 166, 168, 169, 171, 171B, 171C, Part X, Sch. XXXX | 27-01-2005 |
| En. 7/2009 | 76, 97(2), 121(3) | 10-12-2009 |
| En. 5/2012 | 9A, Sch. IIA | 09-08-2012 |
| En. 4/2018 | 4 (definition of “land”) FOR REFERENCE ONLY (August 2026) amendment | 13-12-2018 |
| En. 3/2023 | 4 (definitions of “carbon storage”, “fore st produce”, “land” and “spectrum”), 23B, 30, 34, 46(a)(iva)(ivb) | 19-06-2023 |
| En. 2/2025 | 38A, 88A | 15-05-2025 |
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| Captured | Language | Official “last updated” | Pages | SHA-256 | File |
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| 27 October 2026 | English | — | 141 | 2f8af3556471 | PDF 1.5 MB |
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