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1. Library Resource

   

   An Act to Amend Some Nepal Acts for Maintaining Gender Equality, 2063 (2006).

   Legislación

   Nepal, Asia, Asia meridional

   Tierra y Género

   Equidad de género en el acceso a la tierra

   Propiedad de la tierra

   The Act, consisting of 19 articles, amends some Nepal Acts in order to maintain gender equality having made timely amendment to the discriminatory provisions between women and men in the prevailing Nepal laws. It specifies that: Article 2 [5] states that “the unmarried girl, married women or a widow living separately may enjoy the movable and immovable property on her own” (22). Labour Act, 1992: - Section 5 [3]: “Women may be employed like men after making appropriate arrangements on the basis of mutual agreements between the general manager and the employees or workers in question”.

2. Library Resource

   

   Sarawak Land Code, (Chapter 81).

   Legislación

   Malasia, Asia, Asia sudoriental

   Tierra y Género

   Derecho consuetudinario

   Equidad de género en el acceso a la tierra

   Propiedad de la tierra

   This Act, consisting of three Parts, applies to Native customary rights of Sarawak. It specifies the following Land classification as follows: i. Interior Area Land is land not falling within other classifications and which is not a Government Reserve; ii.

3. Library Resource

   

   Married Women Act 1957.

   An Act relating to married women.

   Legislación

   Malasia, Asia, Asia sudoriental

   Tierra y Género

   Equidad de género en el acceso a la tierra

   Propiedad de la tierra

   This Act, consisting of 16 sections, applies to the States of Peninsular Malaysia and makes provision in matter of land family ownership as follows: Section 3: The Act contains provisions relating to “Muslim married women and their property, rights and obligations subject to the Islamic law and the customs of the Malays governing the relations between husband and wife”. Section 4: A married woman is capable of: i. acquiring, holding and disposing of, any property; ii. suing and being sued in her own name; iii.

4. Library Resource

   

   Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984.

   An Act to enact certain provisions of the Islamic Family Law in respect of marriage, divorce, maintenance, guardianship, and other matters connected with family life.

   Legislación

   Malasia, Asia, Asia sudoriental

   Tierra y Género

   Equidad de género en el acceso a la tierra

   Propiedad de la tierra

   This Act, consisting of ten Parts, applies only to the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan and makes provision in matter of land family ownership as follows: Section 5: A marriage shall be solemnized in accordance with Islamic Law by the wali, the woman’s guardian for marriage, or his representative, in the presence of the Registrar. Section 8: The minimum age for marriage is set at 18 years for the man and 16 for the woman. Exception might be made where the Syariah judge has granted his permission in writing in special circumstances.

5. Library Resource

   

   Distribution Act, No. 300, 1958, revised in 1983.

   An Act relating to the law of distribution of intestate estates.

   Legislación

   Malasia, Asia, Asia sudoriental

   Tierra y Género

   Equidad de género en el acceso a la tierra

   Propiedad de la tierra

   This Act, consisting of ten Sections and one Schedule, applies to Peninsular Malaysia only and makes provision in matter of land family ownership as follows: The distinction between wives and husbands in terms of the distribution of the estate of an intestate to the surviving spouse was repealed. Previously, a wife who survived her husband was entitled to only one-third of her husband’s estate but the surviving husband was entitled to his wife’s whole estate (13). Section 6 explains how the property of any person who dies intestate shall be distributed: i.

6. Library Resource

   

   Administration of Estates Act, 1965.

   Legislación

   Sudáfrica, África austral, África

   Tierra y Género

   derechos de herencia sobre la tierra

   This Act regulates the (grant of) administration of real and personal estates of deceased persons, minors and persons under curatorship and of derelict estates. The Act also places restrictions of the disposal of such estates and provides for registration of documents and the handling of disputed claims. The Minister shall appoint Masters, Deputy Masters and Assistant Masters for purposes of grant of letters of administration.

7. Library Resource

   

   Administration of Estates Act, 1961 (Cap. 63).

   Legislación

   Ghana, África, África occidental

   Tierra y Género

   derechos de herencia sobre la tierra

   This Act regulates the (grant of) administration of real and personal estates of deceased persons. The Act also places restrictions on the disposal of such estates and provides for registration of documents and the handling of claims. An interest in property which cannot by law be disposed of by testamentary disposition is not property for the purpose of this Act. The President shall appoint a suitable person to be the Administrator-General for the purposes of this Act. Administration of intestate estates may be granted by the court to the Administrator-General.

8. Library Resource

   

   Deeds and Land Registry Act (Cap. 79).

   An Act relating to deeds and land registry.

   Legislación

   Granada, Américas, Caribe

   Tierra y Género

   derechos de herencia sobre la tierra

   Catastros

   Registro de tierras

   This Act makes provision for the registration of instruments affecting land and other matters relating to registration of titles in land and the proof of instruments. It continues the existing Deeds and Land Registry and defines functions and powers of the Registrar. The Act specifies the Instruments that not need to be registered. An instrument shall not be registered unless it is proved in the manner described and provided for in this Act. The Act also concerns the registration of wills.

9. Library Resource

   

   Land (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 1 of 2013).

   An Act to amend the Land Act to provide differently for certain effects of convictions of nobles.

   Legislación

   Tonga, Oceanía

   Tierra y Género

   derechos de herencia sobre la tierra

   This Act amends the Land Act (Cap. 132) in sections 30, 37, 38, 40 and 41 by repealing "convicted of an indictable offence" and replacing those words with "convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for more than two years". Section 37 is further amended by adding a provision on suspension of sentence and its effects on loss of rights of inheritance. Sections 38 and 41 are further amended by repealing "conviction for an indictable offence" and replacing those words with "conviction of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for more than two years".

10. Library Resource

    

    Nauru Lands Committee (Amendment) Act 2012 (No. 9 of 2012).

    An Act to amend the Nauru Lands Committee Act 1956.

    Legislación

    Nauru, Oceanía

    Tierra y Género

    derechos de herencia sobre la tierra

    This Act amends the Nauru Lands Committee Act 1956. The amendments are set out in the Schedule to this Act and concern, among other things: the power of the Committee to determine the distribution of the personal estate of deceased Nauruans. ‘Personal estate’ means the personal property to which a deceased person was entitled at the time of the person’s death, and any share or interest in such property, that is: (a) subject to the law of Nauru; and (b) not real estate.

    Amends: Nauru Lands Committee Ordinance 1956-1963. (1963-10-25)