Clause 5
Repeal and re-enactment of section 12
of State Lands Encroachments (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 5
Section 12 of the principal Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“State land not to be acquired by adverse possession
12. No State land shall be acquired by possession or unlawful occupation and the provisions of the Limitation Act (Cap. 10) shall not apply to any action brought by the Government for the recovery of State land.”.