(1) When any local area is under survey and record operations or only under record operations the Land Records Officer shall mke lits of all lands in such area which appear to him to have no lawful owner and shall thereupon issue a proclaimation declaring his intention todemarcate such lands as the property of the State and inviting any person having any claims to or over them to present, within three months from the date of such proclamation, a petition in writing setting fourth such claims and the grounds therefore.
(2) If any such petition is presented, the Land Records Officer shall decide it summarily after making such inquiry as he deems necessary.