Section 26, The Concessions Ordinance

(1) No concession shall be valid, whether made before Ar~a foror after the coming into force of this Ordinance, which purports :O~~!s:~:e to confer any rights over an area exceeding- valid. (a) in the case of land in respect of which rights of mining are conferred by such concession, five square miles; (b) in the case of land in respect of which rights to cut timber, or to collect rubber, or relating to other products of the soil are conferred, twenty square miles. Instruments of transfer, to be registered and liable to stamp duty. Cap. 255. Cap. 274. Date from which certificate of validity good. (2) No person shall hold at one time concessions the aggregate area of the land comprised in which shall exceed, in the case of mining rights, twenty square miles, or in the case of rights relating to timber, rubber, or other products of the soil, forty square miles. (3) Where a concession purports to confer rights in respect of any area exceeding the limits aforesaid, the Court may issue a certificate of validity declaring the concession valid in respect of a portion of such area selected by the holder of the concession, not exceeding such limits, and shall declare the concession void in respect of the residue, CERTIFIED CoNCESSIONS