Cap. 268 Art. 2Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"disposal" means the transfer or grant of any land under any title whatsoever, including, but without prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid -

(a) any lease or encroachment or other right of use as well as any grant of any real or personal right in or over any land;

(b) a renewal of any real or personal right in or over any land, whether tacit or expressed on new terms and conditions (provided that an increase in rent, ground rent or compensation for use shall not be deemed to be a new condition), but including a renewal of any real or personal right in or over any land originally made in pursuance of a special resolution of the House of Representatives, even when made on the same terms and conditions;

(c) any change of any condition included in the disposal of any land other than land disposed of by the Housing Authority or by the Government for housing purposes, as long as the land remains subject to the condition that it be used for housing purposes, or land disposed of by a local council established under the Local Councils Act:

Provided that the transfer of any land acquired under any title under the provisions of the Land Acquisition (Public Purposes)

Ordinance, where such land is no longer required for a public purpose, to the person from whom such land was so acquired, or to his successors in title, shall not constitute a disposal for the purposes of this Act where the transfer back is made for the consideration (including damages) paid by the Government on the acquisition together with interests at five per centum per annum from the date of the payment up to the date of the transfer back to the relative recognition rent or acquisition rent as the case may be; "land" includes any property which is immovable either by its nature or by reason of the object to which it refers, as provided in articles 308, 309 and 310 of the Civil Code.