Section 3 substitutes section 96 of the principal Act and concerns the transfer of land in case of applications for the development of land for residential purposes.

These Regulations shall apply to all town planning areas constituted under the Act, excepting those areas in respect of which a scheme has been approved under section 24 of the Act. Subject to the subsequent provisions of these Regulations, development of any class specified in the First and Second Schedules is permitted by these Regulations and may be undertaken upon land to which these Regulations apply, without the express permission of the local authority under section 6 of the Act.

A scheme submitted to the Director for provisional approval shall be accompanied by basic survey maps and an explanatory report in accordance with the requirements specified by the Director. Such scheme shall include all information set out in these Regulations (reg. 3). When the Director has provisionally or finally approved a scheme in accordance with the Act, the local authority shall publicly notify the scheme as provided for in regulation 4 and the Schedule. (4 regulations and 1 Schedule)

Implements: Town Planning Act. (1966)

The Town Planning Act is amended by in section 26 in subsection "(2)" by the addition of the following proviso at the end: "Provided that every owner or occupier of land within the area covered by a scheme shall have a right of objection to an alteration or addition to a scheme, and may, by notice in writing addressed to the local authority give notice of such objection, and of the grounds thereof, at any time within one month after the first public notification of the alteration or addition to the scheme as required by this Section." Section 44 ("Penalties not otherwise provided for, etc."

Section 45 of the Town Planning Act (Regulation making powers of the Minister) is amended by: (a) numbering the existing provision as subsection "(1)"; (b) adding the following provisions as subsections "(2)" and "(3)" respectively: "(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the Minister may make Regulations prescribing fees to be paid to the Director in respect of applications for approval of all development and planning applications made under this Act. (3) All fees received by the Director shall be paid by him into the Consolidated Fund".

Amends: Town Planning Act. (1966)

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for proper development planning so as to safeguard public health, the environment and economic growth and well-being in American Samoa. There shall be a Zoning Board. In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Chapter, areas within the territory of Samoa are divided into ten zones, amongst others, an Agricultural Zone, a Watershed Conservation Zone and a Recreation Conservation Zone. For each zone permitted activities are specified.

These amendments and contemporary changes to the Land Planning Ordinance, are part of institutional strengthening of the lands and survey work particularly for South Tarawa. By defining subdivision in the Ordinance (clause 2), and by adding Part VIA- Subdivision, persons who wish to divide a plot of land must satisfy the Court that there is sufficient land for the families on each of the subdivided parts. This brings the law on subdivision in line with the law on sale or lease or sublease.

Amends: Native Lands Ordinance. (1977)

These amendments and contemporary changes to the Native Lands Ordinance and the Magistrates’ Ordinance, are part of institutional strengthening of the lands and survey work particularly for South Tarawa. The amendments are introduced in order to implement the fairer and more certain settling of dealings with land by owners, lessees, neighbours and purchasers. The amendments to this Ordinance have the effect of bringing subdivision of land under the same system as Native Lands Ordinance transactions (i.e. sales and leases).

The institutional frame that conditions today the institution and operation of professional laboratories and manufactures in the basin of Attica, it is radically reformed with Law 2965/2001. This Law comes forth to abrogate the Presidential Order No. 84 of 1984 which for more than fifteen years constituted the basic legislative frame for the development of craft-based activity in the region of Attica. With this Law the classification of industrial activities is divided in low, medium and high harmful-effect categories (in compliance with art. 3 and 4 of Law No. 1650/86).

This Act provides for the establishment of coastal management program and the designation of coastal zone and special management areas and related matters. The American Samoa Coastal Management Program (ASCMP) is established as an office within the Executive branch. The Office of Development Planning shall be the designated territorial agency, as required by federal law, for the administration and implementation of Program. The general purpose of ASCMP is to provide effective resource management by protecting, maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the resources of the coastal zone.

This Act completely repeals the Urban Land Act No. 23 of 1993.

Repeals: Urban Lands Act (No. 23 of 1993). (1993-09-06)

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.