LAND LAW I (UDL3612) GROUP

(TRIMESTER 1, 2018/2019) ASSIGNMENT

Faculty : Faculty of Law

Programme Name : Bachelor of Law (Honours)
Distribution Date : Week 4 (27 July 2018)
Submission Deadline : Week 10 (Friday 7 September 2018 by 10:00am)
(Hardcopy and softcopy)
Subject Coordinator/Lecturer : Mr. Amir Nur Ikhwan Amernudin / Mdm. Asfarina
Kartika Shakri
Contact Number : +606 – 252 3246 / +606 – 252 3054
E-mail : amir.amernudin@mmu.edu.my /
asfarina.shakri@mmu.edu.my

Overview
You are required to do a group assignment during this Trimester. Each group shall have
five (5) members formed from the same lecture session (unless otherwise allowed). This
assignment carries 20% towards the final grade.

Objective

Your paper will be assessed on the basis of your research and analysis methods. On top of
that, it is essentially very important that you have a sound knowledge on the principle of
law in the allocated area.

Expected Outcome

You are expected to be able to analyse and apply the principles of law according to
relevancy in this field of study.

Instruction to students
 The length of the content of the assignment is 5,000 - 6,000 words only.

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 The write-up must be composed in hard copy and soft copy forms. You shall retain a
copy for your own safekeeping.
 You are advised:
o (Content) to use Times New Roman, 12 pt size, alignment justified, 1 inch
margins on all sides (left, right, top and bottom) with double spacing on A4 size
paper. Paginate your work and add the total number of words.
o to staple (top left corner) and to punch 2 holes (at the left side centre) and DO NOT
comb-bind the assignment.
o to follow the general instructions stated in the Subject Pro-forma to this Subject.
There shall be included one standardised Cover Sheet only and one Group’s Self-
Assessment Sheet for the assignment (see pages 4 & 5 below). Each Sheet shall be
printed on one page only.
o to use collaborative tool [such as Google Docs (docs.google.com)] in drafting the
assignment.
 Cover page, acknowledgement, page content, bibliography and footnote are to be given
some importance.
 Method of submission:
o Hard copy: The assignment shall be submitted by putting inside my mailbox and
the group leader shall sign on the acknowledgement sheet which will be put up
outside my office on or before the Submission Deadline; and
o Soft copy: The assignment (properly compiled into one document file) shall
be sent by the group leader to our email addresses:
amir.amernudin@mmu.edu.my & asfarina.shakri@mmu.edu.my (using 1
email) and also submit to the MMLS on or before the Submission Deadline.
Name the Word/pdf document as “UDL3612 TRI 1810 ASSIGNMENT
GROUP XX” (Take the Group number which has been assigned up
registration).

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 o Submission Deadline has to be followed very strictly. Late submission one (1) day:
deduct 5 marks from the Total Marks. Assignment which is to be submitted five
(5) days from the deadline shall not be entertained and shall be given zero marks.
Marking Scheme

Research and understanding of principles of law: 40 marks

Analysis and comments: 40 marks
Presentation (including format, spelling, grammar, etc): 20 marks
Total Marks (20%) 100 marks

QUESTION

“The government can be classified as a cluster of public entities entrusted with the formal
authority to represent the entire community, while the developers is categorised as
entrepreneur who embark on land development projects, including the building of national
facilities and infrastructures”.
[Bell (2002) Journal of Design and Built Environment, Volume 8 pp 21-38]

In Malaysia, it has become regular that the decision of land development was initiated by
the government, for example execution of urban development plan on rural areas where
land acquisition took place on a huge scale. In some cases, even though the project
development was initiated by the government which involved land acquisition of private-
owned land, the implementation of the actual project is still in the hand of private
developers or entity. Amongst many cases brought up were issues on ‘land acquisition’
and ‘inadequate compensation’ to the landowners.

In the light of the above statement, discuss the following issues:

(a) The procedure of land acquisition by the State Authority under the National Land
Code 1965.

(b) The method(s) and criteria(s) of arriving at the value of ‘adequate compensation’
from the perspective of landowners as well as the State Authority.

Your opinion / advice shall be supported by relevant and necessary statutory provisions
and latest case laws. (You may make presumption of relevant additional facts in your write
up.)
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 FACULTY OF LAW
TRI 1, 2018/2019 [TRI 1810]
UDL3612 – LAND LAW I
ASSIGNMENT (GROUP XX)

COVER SHEET
No. ID Name, contact and handphone Tutorial Signature
Group
1 xxx (Leader)
Contact: email and handphone
2
Contact: email and handphone
3
Contact: email and handphone
4
Contact: email and handphone
5
Contact: email and handphone

Coordinator: Mr. Amir Nur Ikhwan Amernudin Tutor: .……………………

Declaration:
This is our own work. We have not previously submitted this work, in whole or in part, for
assessment. This work complies with all the governing legal and ethical rules, including
those concerning plagiarism and copyright. We have not plagiarized and have also
acknowledged ALL sources which are not our own and have not merely “cut and paste”.
We have retained a copy of this assignment.

Each of us has contributed roughly equally to this assignment. If there are any complaints
about non-contribution then we will abide by the Lecturer’s decision regarding the
allocation of marks for the assignment.

No. of words: ………… Date Submitted: …………………

No. Marking Scheme Marks

1. Research and understanding of principles of law (40)
2. Analysis and comments (40)
3. Presentation (20)
Total
(100)
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 FACULTY OF LAW
TRI 1, 2018/2019 [TRI 1810]
UDL3612 – LAND LAW I
ASSIGNMENT (GROUP XX)

GROUP SELF-ASSESSMENT SHEET

Assignment Group No. ……………. Tutorial Section: ………………………………

Leader (Name and ID) : …….…………………………………………………………..

“1” denotes “poor”; “2” denotes “good”;

“3” denotes “very good”; and “4” denotes “excellent”.

MATTERS OF CONTENT/SUBSTANCE (For student to fill)

1 2 3 4
1 Description of assignment in Intro.; issues identified
2 Definition of major terms
3 Setting the scene of the study
4 Extent of reading of material prescribed
5 Extent of useful further reading
6 Proper referencing (citation & bibliography)
7 Extent of own ideas/original thought
8 Use of headings to organize points discussed
9 Soundness of argument of each point discussed
10 Use of examples to illustrate points
11 Drawing of a conclusion
12 Language use (grammar, punctuation etc.)
13 Use of gender neutral language
14 Proof reading of assignment

GENERAL HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS (For student to fill)

1 Attachment of prescribed Cover Sheet/s
2 Compliance with specific instructions given
3 Overall presentation and tidiness
4 Word count declared (where Course Outline requires it)
5 Adequate space provided for comments

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Criteria
Discussion on the
procedure of land
acquisition under
the Land
Acquisition Act
1960.
Discussion on the
circumstances
under which the
State Authority may
acquire private land
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GROUP ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
Excellent Above Average Fair Low Marks
4 3 2 1 0
Able to provide VERY Able to provide CLEAR Able to provide Able to provide VAGUE No
CLEAR AND AND ADEQUATE QUITE CLEAR AND BRIEF discussion discussion
COMPREHENSIVE discussion on the BUT BRIEF on the procedure to acquire
discussion on the procedure to acquire land. discussion on the land.
procedure to acquire land. procedure to acquire
Able to provide relevant land. Not able to provide
15
Able to provide relevant provisions and cases for relevant provisions and
provisions and cases for the principles. Able to provide cases for the principles.
the principles. relevant provisions
and cases for the
principles.
Able to provide VERY Able to provide CLEAR Able to provide Able to provide VAGUE No
CLEAR AND AND ADEQUATE QUITE CLEAR AND BRIEF discussion discussion
COMPREHENSIVE discussion on the BUT BRIEF on the circumstances under
discussion on the circumstances under which discussion on the which the State Authority
circumstances under which the State Authority may circumstances under may acquire private land
the State Authority may acquire private land which the State
acquire private land Authority may Not able to provide
15
Able to provide relevant acquire private land relevant provisions and
Able to provide relevant provisions and cases for cases for the principles.
provisions and cases for the principles. Able to provide
the principles. relevant provisions
and cases for the
principles.
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 Discussion on the Able to DISCUSS IN
methods and DETAIL the methods and
criteria of arriving criteria of arriving at the
at the value of value of adequate
adequate compensation
compensation
Able to discuss the
principles related to the
chosen type of law VERY
CLEARLY AND IN
DETAIL.
Able to DISCUSS IN
DETAIL the methods and
criteria of arriving at the
value of adequate
compensation
Able to discuss the
principles related to the
chosen type of law
CLEARLY AND IN
QUITE DETAIL.
Able to DISCUSS Able to DISCUSS No
SUPERFICIALLY SUPERFICIALLY the discussion
the methods and methods and criteria of
criteria of arriving at arriving at the value of
the value of adequate adequate compensation
compensation
Able to provide VAGUE 16
Able to discuss the discussion on the
principles related to principles related to the
the chosen type of law.
law CLEARLY
BUT BRIEFLY.

Discussion on the
situation when the
quantum or amount
of compensation
seems to be
inadequate. Who
can challenge and
how?
Able to elaborate in
VERY CLEARLY AND
IN DETAIL the situation
when the quantum or
amount of compensation
seems to be inadequate.
Who can challenge and
how?
Able to elaborate in
VERY CLEARLY AND
QUITE DETAIL the
situation when the
quantum or amount of
compensation seems to be
inadequate. Who can
challenge and how?
Able to elaborate Able to elaborate in No
CLEARLY AND VAGUE the situation discussion
BUT BRIEF the when the quantum or
situation when the amount of compensation
quantum or amount seems to be inadequate.
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of compensation Who can challenge and
seems to be how?
inadequate. Who can
challenge and how?

Analysis on the Able to analyse in VERY
TWO (2) latest CLEARLY AND IN
reported case law. DETAIL the TWO (2)
latest reported case law.
Able to analyse in VERY Able to analyse Able to analyse IN No
CLEARLY AND QUITE CLEARLY AND VAGUE the TWO (2) discussion
DETAIL the TWO (2) BUT BRIEF the latest reported case law.
latest reported case law. TWO (2) latest 10
reported case law.

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 Summary Key points of the
assignment were clearly
summarised. It was written
in a precise and convincing
manner.
Total
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Some of the key points of Some of the key Some of the key points of No
the assignment were points of the the assignment were summary.
clearly summarised, but assignment were incorrectly identified and
not written in a precise and correctly identified summarized. 4
convincing manner. but not clearly
summarised.
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