This Chapter provides for selected matters relating to ownership of immovable property. Subject to certain exceptions, it declares that only citizens of the state of Pohnpei or corporations wholly owned by citizens of the state of Pohnpei may hold title to land in the state of Pohnpei. It refers to a provision of article 12 of the Pohnpei Constitution relative to acquisition of permanent interest in real property.
These Regulations require any alien desiring to reside upon or to occupy any land, or to reside in or occupy any house that is the property of a Tongan subject, to apply beforehand to the Minister for Lands for a permit. The Minister for Lands may, in his or her discretion, issue such permit for a limited period of time.
These Regulations amend the Leases Restrictions Regulations 1977 by inserting new provisions concerning criteria to be applied by the Tribunal in a decision on any application for approval of a lease, sublease, assignment of lease or assignment of sublease to a non-resident. The criteria of assignment of lease concern citizenship of the Cook Islands, procedures regarding information to natives and consent of assembled owners resident on the island.
This Act provides for the imposition of an annual levy on land owned by an absentee (as defined by this Act. The levy shall be charged on the unimproved value of the land, i.e. the capital sum that might be expected to be offered for the fee simple with vacant possession of the land at a bona fide sale on such reasonable terms and conditions as a bona fide seller would require, it being assumed that no improvements had been made on or to the parcel of land. The Act allows for objections to be lodged against assessment of value.
This Part of the Statute Law Revision Act 2011 amends the Foreign Trusts, Estates and Wills Act 1972 in section 8(2) by omitting "and also deposits with the Republic of Nauru Finance Corporation or with any subsidiary of that corporation". Section 8 concerns investments of trust funds by trustees.
Amends: Foreign Trusts, Estates and Wills Act 1972 (No. 7 of 1972). (1972-02-17)
This Part of the Statute Law Revision Act 2011 amends the Nauru Lands Committee Act 1956 in section 2 by omitting the definition of "Council" and by generally replacing "Council" with "Cabinet". The Act also replaces section 8 on the validation of decisions of Central Court and Administrator made before the date of commencement of the Nauru Lands Committee Ordinance 1956.
Amends: Nauru Lands Committee Ordinance 1956-1963. (1963-10-25)
This Act provides for the recognition of Samoans and the registration of persons declared by the Court to be Samoans.
This reprint shows the legislation current as at the date on the cover and is authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. A new reprint of the legislation will be prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel when any change to the legislation takes effect. This change may be because a provision of the original legislation, or an amendment to it, commences or because a particular provision of the legislation expires or is repealed. This Regulation implements the Foreign Ownership of Land Register Act 1988 by setting the values of the fees prescribed under the Act.
This Act amends the Absentee Landowners Levy Act 1976 in Paragraph (1)(a) of section 3. That provision defines, for the purposes of the princiapal Act, an absentee, in relation to a year of levy: (a) a person, not being a company, who: (i) has been absent from Norfolk Island for more than one-half of the year of levy; and defines businesses.
Amends: Absentee Landowners Levy Act 1976. (2008-02-06)
This Act amends the Land Sales Act in provisions concerning land acquired by non-residents. The Act modifies the definition of "resident" and inserts a new section (7A) on acquisition of State or freehold land within town borders by non-residents for residential purposes. This shall not limit or prevent the sale, transfer or lease of any State land or freehold land to a non-resident for: (a) industrial or commercial purposes; (b) residential purposes within an integrated tourism development; or (c) the operation of a hotel.
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