Memperkasakan Pengurusan Endorsan Hak Milik Tanah Rizab Melayu

Abstract

Malay Reservation Land is a special ground as it can be used and managed by only the Malays. Malay Reservation Land exists in each area that is gazetted and declared perfectly in compliance with the Malay Reservation Enactment in 1933. The ownership within the Malay Reservation Land area must be endorsed as Malay Reservation Land as the matter is clearly stated in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of the Malay Reservation Enactment. However, almost 100 years after the Malay Reservation Enactment 1933 came into force, the issue of non-endorsement of ownership still exists based on audit findings. So, this study was conducted to strengthen the management of Malay Reservation Land ownership endorsement by identifying the issues arising in the implementation of Malay Reservation Land endorsement and then studying the solutions for the implementation of the Malay Reservation Land endorsement. This study uses a qualitative design using two data sources. Secondary data were obtained with reference to previous studies, articles, journals and related acts. Meanwhile, primary data were obtained from face-to-face interviews with selected respondents. Then, the data were analysed using content analysis and descriptive analysis. The results showed that there were four issues encountered in the implementation of the Malay Reservation Land endorsement, namely lack of understanding of Malay Reservation Enactment provisions, lack of commitments regarding endorsement implementation, technical staff requirements, and incomplete Malay Reservation Land gazetting records. To overcome these issues, three solutions to strengthen the management endorsement of Malay Reservation Land ownership have been proposed, namely providing understanding and commitment through the involvement of top management, placing an assistant land officer in the registration unit, as well as updating data in collaboration with external departments and re-measuring the Malay Reservation Land area. The findings of this study can support the effective management of Malay Reserve Land ownership endorsement to ensure that Malay Reservation Land will continue to be used under the grip of the Malays.

Tanah Rizab Melayu (TRM) merupakan tanah yang istimewa kerana ia hanya boleh dimiliki dan diuruskan oleh orang Melayu sahaja. TRM wujud apabila sesuatu kawasan itu diwartakan dan diisytiharkan dengan sempurna mengikut Enakmen Rizab Melayu ERM 1933. Hak milik yang berada dalam kawasan TRM hendaklah diendors sebagai TRM memandangkan perkara berkenaan termaktub dengan jelas mengikut peruntukan Seksyen 6 ERM 1933. Namun selepas hampir 100 tahun ERM 1933 berkuat kuasa, isu ketiadaan endorsan pada hak milik masih lagi berlaku berdasarkan penemuan audit. Maka kajian ini dilakukan bagi memperkasakan pengurusan endorsan hak milik TRM dengan mengenal pasti isu yang timbul dalam pelaksanaan endorsan TRM dan seterusnya mengkaji kaedah penyelesaian bagi pelaksanaan endorsan TRM. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan reka bentuk kualitatif dengan menggunakan dua sumber data. Data sekunder diperoleh dengan merujuk kajian-kajian lepas, artikel, jurnal dan akta yang berkaitan. Manakala data primer didapati daripada temu bual bersemuka bersama responden yang terpilih. Kemudian, data-data tersebut dianalisis dengan menggunakan kaedah analisis kandungan dan analisis deskriptif. Hasil kajian menunjukkan terdapat empat isu yang dihadapi dalam pelaksanaan endorsan TRM iaitu ketidakfahaman terhadap peruntukan ERM, kurang komitmen berkenaan pelaksanaan endorsan, keperluan kakitangan teknikal dan rekod pewartaan TRM yang tidak lengkap. Bagi mengatasi masalah-masalah tersebut, tiga penyelesaian bagi memperkasakan pengurusan endorsan hak milik TRM telah dicadangkan iaitu dengan meningkatkan kefahaman dan komitmen melalui penglibatan pengurusan atasan, menempatkan penolong pegawai tanah di unit pendaftaran, pengemaskinian data dengan kerjasama jabatan luar dan pengukuran semula kawasan TRM. Dapatan kajian ini dapat menyokong pengurusan endorsan hak milik TRM yang efektif bagi memastikan TRM akan terus berada di bawah pegangan orang Melayu.