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.

The amendments of this Act to the Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 1997, the Foreshore Act, 1933, and the Fishery Harbour Centres Act, 1968 concern the granting of a foreshore licence for aquaculture purposes under the Act of 1933, or a fish culture licence under section 15 of Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 1997. These licences shall be deemed to an aquaculture licence granted under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act of 1997. Specific conditions are set out for the procedures of granting a foreshore licence deemed to be an aquaculture licence under the 1997 Act.

Section 2 allows the Minister to grant leases on the foreshore in the public interest. "Foreshore" means the bed and shore, below the line of high water of ordinary or medium tides, of the sea and of every tidal river and tidal estuary and of every channel, creek and bay of the sea or of any such river or estuary. Every lease shall contain prescribed clauses or covenants as listed in section 2.

This Circular implements a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 181/2004/ND-CP on implementation of the land law. The Circular is divided into 4 parts: Additional guidance on land assignment, land lease, determination of land use purposes, determination of land use duration, land recovery and recognition of land use rights (I); Guidance on handling of land for execution of investment projects (II); Supplementing provisions on land use right certificates (III); Additional guidance on a number of administrative orders and procedures (IV).

This Act provides for mining, including alluvial mining, and regulates in detail various aspects of mining tenements, i.e. (a) an exploration licence; (b) a special mining lease; (c) a mining lease; (d) an alluvial mining lease; (e) a lease for mining purposes; and (f) a mining easement, granted or deemed to have been granted under this Act.A tenement granted under this Act is not an interest in land for the purposes of the Land Act 1996 (sect. 2). The Head of State may grant a special mining lease on specific terms and conditions under section 33.

This Act provides rules relative to the relationship and contractual agreement between landlord and tenant and makes provision for other matters relating to such relationship including resolution of disputes, the control of rent and prescribes offences.Part I contains interpretations. Part II defines the application sphere of provisions of this Act, also vis-à-vis a written contractual relationship between the parties in a lease agreement. It also defines District court jurisdiction in relationship with a written agreement. Part III concerns rent control, i.e.

This Act regulates the alienation, lease and use of and control over “State land”, i.e. defence lands, ‘pas géométriques’ and all lands belonging to or in possession of the State. The Minister may sell State land other than defence lands, mountain reserves which belong to the State, ‘pas géométriques’ or river reserves which belong to the State (sect. 3). No State land shall be granted or leased otherwise than at its full rental value except for charitable purposes (sect. 4).

The present Act lays down provisions relating to coal. For the purpose of this Act "coal land" means land in which the coal or the right to explore for, develop and produce coal is vested in or reserved to the government. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as, “coal land reserve”, “lease”, “licence”, “location”, “owner”, “protected heritage property”, “recorded holder”, “surface area”.

The present Act lays down provisions relating to the so-called “green belt”. For the purpose of this Act “green belt land” means land that is considered by the Miniister to be suitable for preservation as greenbelt land under this Act.

These Regulations replace the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II (Notices) Regulations 1983. Regulation 3 of these Regulations prescribes the form of various notices relevant to business tenancies. The prescribed forms are set out in Schedule 2. Forms that are substantially to the same effect as those prescribed may be used (reg. 2(2)). The purposes for which the prescribed forms are to be used are specified in Schedule 1.

This Regulation implements provision of the Physical Planning Act by providing for zoning of land by a Board in accordance with the zones set out in Schedule 1 to this Regulation, applications for planning permission, registers of all applications for planning permission to be kept by every Board, notification of grant of planning permission, appeals to be lodged by the Papua New Guinea Physical Planning Appeals Tribunal, contents of development plans ordered by the Minister or a provincial minister, publicity for a draft development plan, submission of a development plan to a Board and mod

Model Lease Contract, validated by the State Committee of Land Resources, regards lease of the parcels of land pertaining to common property that are conceded in lease. The contract is applicable to agricultural land. Land tax and levy can be reckoned in rent by separate agreement between the Parties in case of the payment thereof by leaseholder. The amount of rent can be revised by agreement between the Parties. Land disputes shall be settled in conformity with the legislation currently in force or by arbitration tribunal.