definitive Malay, Policy Malay and Non-Malay in the Malay Reservation Enactment: An Overview

The Malay Reservation Enactmellt (MRE) is a set ofspecial land legislation for the Malays with the purpose ofprotecting their interest in land. There are three categories of persons (both natural and legal persons) who could lawfully participate in the MRE, namely, the dejinitive Malay, the Policy Malay and Non-Malay. Persons coming within the category of Policy Malay and Non Malay are able to participate in the MRE in different capacities enunciated therein. The differences among them are due to the disparity in power exercised by the state authority. Each state exercises the power independently and quite differently from each other and hence muddles the implementation of the MRE. Holistic efforts should be made to ensure the uniformity of the procedures of detennining entity and capacity of each of the categories of persons that can lawfully be involved in the MRE.