Administration of inheritance in Malaysia: development and legal challenges in managing felda

Nasrul, Muhammad Amrullah and Mohd Alam Shah, Nurin Athirah and Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini and Sabiyah, Roslina (2023) Administration of inheritance in Malaysia: development and legal challenges in managing felda. In: Asian Conference on Comparative Laws (ASIAN-COL) 2023, 9-10 August 2023, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) was introduced on 1 July 1956 in Malaysia. The late Tun Abdul Razak, who served as Minister of Rural Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister at that time created FELDA because he wanted to eradicate poverty in rural areas and bridge the economic gap among races. After the establishment of FELDA, many good reactions from the public were received. To this day, FELDA still has a place in the hearts of the Malaysia community because it succeeded in removing many poor people from the poverty. The interesting and unique thing about FELDA is that FELDA is different from ordinary land because the distribution of the property is governed by the Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act 1960. Since FELDA is different, there are many aspects that need to do research about FELDA, especially the recent development and challenges that FELDA owners need to overcome, all of which will be explained by the author in this paper. In this study, the researcher employs a qualitative approach, by conducting library-based research on relevant materials including, but not limited to statutes, case laws, textbooks, journal articles, newspapers and seminar papers. Based on the findings, despite bringing a significant benefit to the public, there are numerous challenges in estate administration involving FELDAs that need to be addressed. It is the duty of the lawmakers to shoulder the responsibility in tackling the said issues as well as to formulate solutions in improving the overall process in estate administration involving FELDAs.

Item Type:	Proceeding Paper (Plenary Papers)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	FELDA, poverty, development, challenges, estate administration.
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) K Law > K720 Property Law
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws
Depositing User:	DR MUHAMMAD AMRULLAH DRS NASRUL
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2023 16:29
Last Modified:	23 Nov 2023 16:29
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/107860

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