This Chapter provides for certain matters relating to title in land. The owner of any land in American Samoa, not previously registered, may register his or her title thereto with the Territorial Registrar, but no title shall be registered unless the Registrar is satisfied that there is no conflicting claim thereto and unless the description clearly identifies the boundaries of the land. Every registration shall specify whether the land is registered as family owned communal land or individually owned land.

The senior matai in charge of communal lands belonging to his family, or the male members of the family owning and residing on communal lands, or the owner of individually owned lands or freehold lands, shall have the power and authority, as limited by this Chapter, to agree with any person that any structure now existing or hereinafter erected on such lands shall not be or become a part of the real estate, but shall remain separate and distinct therefrom, subject to ownership separate from the land, and also subject to the right of removal by the owner of the structure.

This Decree, composed of 4 articles and one Annex, approves the implementing Regulation of Act No. 21-C/92 on ownership, concession and use of agricultural land. The annexed Regulation, composed of 87 articles divided in 16 Chapters, defines the competences of all involved authorities, rules on rights and obligations under the concession regime, sets the guaranties and assurances for the State to creditors. Moreover, it regulates agricultural land property, transmission and rescission of land use right, land use restrictions, fiscal issues, registry procedures, fines and penalties.

From the records or judgment, or order or decision of various specified courts, a Commission appointed under section 3 shall compile a replacement Register of native lands recording therein all titles to native lands, pits, ponds, fish traps and sea walls in South Tarawa. The Register shall be open for inspection by the villagers, who may raise objections and lodge claims with respect to matters regarding inclusion of title in the replacement Register of Native Lands.

La presente Ley tiene como finalidad la protección, el fomento y el desarrollo de las comunidades indígenas. El título II (arts. 12-22) se ocupa de manera particular del reconocimiento y protección de las tierras indígenas. A efectos de esta Ley son tierras indígenas aquellas que las personas o comunidades indígenas actualmente ocupan en propiedad o posesión históricamente, o bien en virtud de los títulos indicados en el artículo 12, así como las que los indígenas o sus comunidades reciban a título gratuito del Estado.

An Act to provide for the validation of a replacement register of native lands for Nikunau. The principal object of this Act is to enable the Government to establish a Land Commission which shall undertake to compile a replacement Register of Native Lands for Nikunau which has been destroyed. Section 3 imposes certain duties on the Commission when compiling the replacement register. Section 5 provides for the inspection of such register by villagers. Section 6 enables any person to raise any objection to or claim for inclusion of title in the replacement Register.

La presente Resolución aprueba las normas reglamentarias para el avalúo de los valores catastrales de los inmuebles ante la Dirección de catastro y bienes patrimoniales del Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas.

La presente Resolución aprueba las normas reglamentarias para revisar y registrar planos de agrimensura en la Dirección de catastro y bienes patrimoniales del Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas.

Revocado por: Resolución Nº 244-ANATI ─ Reglamento Único de Revisión, Aprobación y Registro de Planos de Agrimensura y Planos de Fotogrametría. (2017-09-26)

La presente Resolución aprueba las normas reglamentarias para la tramitación de las declaraciones de demoliciones y/o nuevas mejoras ante la Dirección de catastro y bienes patrimoniales del Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas.

This Decree, amends Decree No. 66/98 regulating Land Act No. 19/97. In particular, it sets new provisions for article 20 on registration procedures, and for article 39 on penalties and sanctions.

Amends: Decree No. 66/98 on Land Law Regulations. (1998-12-08)

This Regulation implements provisions of the Land Registration Act with respect to documentation of procedures for the registration of titles in land. Regulation 3 sets out general requirements for documents lodged with the Registrar. A State lease shall be prepared on suitable material of a quality approved by the Registrar, and in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

The Regulation implements provisions of the Land Act 1996 with respect permitted dealings, rent on leases, survey fees, payment for improvements, etc. and prescribes forms.