INTRODUCTION – BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Lands Department
Ministry of Development
Brunei Darussalam, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace ( ‫ﺑ ﺮوﻧﻲ‬
‫)داراﻟﺴ ﻼم‬, is a Muslim country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. Brunei Darussalam consists of two unconnected parts with a total area of 5,766 sq. kilometers (2,226 sq. miles). The total population of Brunei Darussalam is about 400,000 of which around 130,000 live in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Brunei
Darussalam has an equatorial climate. The average annual temperature is 27.1°C (80.8°F), with the April‐
May average of 27.7°C (81.9°F) and the October‐December average of 26.8°C (80.2°F).
Lands Department
Ministry of Development
The Roles of Lands Department In Facilitating Property Development Mechanism In The Context of Brunei Darussalam
 Lands Department is one of many government agencies under Ministry of Development
 Support Ministry of Development vision of Prosperous Nation, Quality Living and Sustainable Development
 Vision
 Optimal Land Utilisation
 Mission
 To Register, Administer and Manage Lands Dealing and Transaction so as to secure socio‐economy of the nation
HISTORY
Lands Department
Ministry of Development
Year Land Management and Administration
Before 1907 Feudal System
After 1907 Torrens System Introduced by British Resident (1906)
Introduction of Land Code Chap. 40
1909 Enforcement of Land Code Chap. 40
1984 ‐ Now Computerization of Land Registration using COBOL Language, known as Land Registration System (LRS)
Year 1995 ‐ LRS converted to Oracle 4 Year 2000 ‐ LRS migrated to Oracle 8
Year 2009 ‐ LRS migrated to Oracle 10g
LAND TENURE IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Lands Department
Ministry of Development
Lands Department
Ministry of Development
Action Plans for Strategic Planning
 Learn from others
 Recent Visit to Singapore
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Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
Singapore Land Authority (SLA)
Building Construction Authority (BCA)
E‐Government drive linking Cadastre to Land Management and Administration
 Cost Recovery and Investment System
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 Introduce long term projects with clear objectives
 Introduce Land Information System: Location and Ownership
 Land Readjustment project
 Establish Guidelines for Land Law Enforcement
 Introducing Valuer and Estate Agent Order
 Implement Developer Order Act
 Introducing New Regulations for TOL
 Introducing New Administrative Charges
 To Effectively Collect Land Revenue and Duties
 Strate Title Act
 TOL Land Grant Scheme
 Continous Review and Amendment of Land Code
Thank You
Lands Department
Ministry of Development
ITEM
NO
PROJECTS
THE WAY FORWARD
(Action Plan for Strategic Planning)
OBJECTIVES/
TARGET
TARGET
DATES
STRATEGY
CFFICER-INCHARGE
REMARKS
1.
TOL Land Grant
Scheme
To
provide TOL
owners with
proper land title
deed
Ongoing
Effective
screening
process of eligible
applicants
Share and gather
information with
relevant
government
departments
Heads of Land
District Office
& Head of
Land
Application
and Usage
Section
Continuous
2.
Strata Title Act
To
enhance
growth in
property market
2009
Roadshows
to
stakeholders once
implementation is
approved by
authority
Head of Strata
Title Section
Awaiting
3.
Introducing
Valuer & Estate
Agent Order
To
2009
Conduct
Head of
Valuation
Section
Awaiting
final
approval
legalise and
regulate property
valuers and estate
agents
To complement
the
implementation of
Strata Title Act
analytical
study and
consensus with
relevant
stakeholders.
Liaise with the
Attorney-General’s
Office.
assessment
and
implementati
on
final
approval.
RECOVERY
ACTION
Lands Department
Ministry of Development
ITEM
NO
PROJECTS
THE WAY FORWARD
(Action Plan for Strategic Planning)
OBJECTIVES/
TARGET
TARGET
DATES
STRATEGY
CFFICER-INCHARGE
REMARKS
4.
Implement
Developer’s
Order Act
To
legalise and
regulate
property
developers
To complement
the
implementation
of Strata Title
Act
2009
Conduct
analytical
study and consensus
with relevant
stakeholders.
Liaise with the
Attorney-General’s
Office.
Head of Control
& Services
Section and
District Land
Office
Awaiting
final
approval
5.
Introducing
New
Regulations for
TOL
To
ensure the
new regulation
meets current
socio-economic
needs
2009
Preparation
of
proposal paper
Liaise with district
Land Officers and
relevant stakeholders
TOL Committee
Proposal
paper under
review
6.
Introducing
New
Administrative
Charges
To
increase
revenue
collection
To keep
processing cost
in balance with
the services
undertaken and
resources
utilised.
2010
Re-evaluate
current
administritive charges
Head of the
Administration
section.
Working
papers still
in
preparation
stages
7.
Continuous
Review and
Amendment of
The Land Code
To meet the
nation’s current
development
needs.
2009 2013
Conduct
Internal Land
Review
committee
Ongoing
review
analytical
study and consensus
with relevant
stakeholders.
Liaise with the
Attorney-General’s
Office.
RECOVERY
ACTION
To
stick
with current
charges
Follow up
on
paperwork
progress
THE WAY FORWARD
(Action Plan for Strategic Planning)
Lands Department
Ministry of Development
ITEM
NO
PROJECT
OBJECTIVES/
TARGET
8.
To
Effectively
Collect Land
Revenue
And Duties
To
increase
revenue
collection
To reduce
arrears
Ongoing
Rigorous
collection
of outstanding
arrears via
implementation of a
reliable and
effective monitoring
system.
Head of
Administratio
n & Finance
and District
Land Office
Notices
posted
regularly in the
“Pelita Brunei” to
remind
landowner(s) to
settle their land
rent.
Notices served on
a regular basis to
landowner(s) to
remind them to
settle their land
rent.
Continuous
9.
Establish
Guidelines
For Law
Enforcemen
t
To
2015
Request
Head of
Enforcement
Unit
-Proposals to be
drafted
-Currently in
discussion with the
Attorney-General’s
Office.
To
increase
the level of
compliance to
the Land Code
TARGET
DATES
STRATEGY
for proper
training and
sufficient budget
allocation to better
equip the
enforcement unit.
To liaise with the
Attorney-General’s
Office to establish
supplementary
provisions to the
Land Code in
providing guidelines
and policies
regulating
jurisdiction and
powers conferred to
Land Officers.
OFFICER-INCHARGE
REMARKS
RECOVERY
ACTION
monitoring
of progress
liaise
with
relevant
government
agencies
Lands Department
Ministry of Development
THE WAY FORWARD
(Action Plan for Strategic Planning)
ITEM
NO
PROJECTS
OBJECTIVES/
TARGET
10.
Introduce
Land
Information
System :
Locations and
Ownership
To
provide
useful land
information and
land stock
information to
meet the
nation’s current
demand.
Sustainable
supply of land
for development
2010
Develop
a system
for data integration.
Conduct analytical
study and consensus
with relevant
stakeholders.
Head of
Technical &
Research
Strategic
action in
progress
To
11.
Land
Readjustment
To
2015
Conduct
Head of
Technical &
Research
Section
Drafting
stage
To
reach
optimum land
use
TARGET
DATES
STRATEGY
analytical
study and consensus
with relevant
stakeholders.
Preparation of policy
paper
CFFICERINCHARGE
REMARKS
RECOVERY
ACTION
rely on
existing manual
data gathering
Continue with
system
development
progress
continue
with current
policy until final
draft is approved
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