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Displaying 15411 - 15415 of 15550Act No. 504 of 1995 to amend the Land Lease Act.
This Act amends provisions of the principal Act with the scope of bringing about improvement of the offer of arable land including land suitable for fast growing timber forestry. Provisions deal with revision of lease rates, alienation of land within 10 years after acquisition with preferential rights by former leaseholders, public lease, special short-term lease contracts, protection of leaseholders against strict terms imposed by landlords and other connected matters. (5 articles)
State Lands Act 1903 (Cap. 62:01).
The Act provides for the proper regulation of State lands, rivers and state creeks (preamble). The 45 sections are arranged as follows: Grants, leases and licences; Conditions and limitations; Forfeiture and determination of grant, licence or permission; General regulations; Regulations as to Rupununi cattle trail; Offences; Seizures; Mode of dealing with offenders; Right of entry; Savings; Procedure. The Minister may make further Regulations to implement this Act. Section 4 makes provision for the conversion of State Lands in Government Lands.
State Lands Resumption Act (Cap. 62:02).
The Act provides for the resumption of Lands alienated by the State which are abandoned for eight or more years by the owners thereof and of which the owner cannot be ascertained (sect. 3).
Surveys (Special Provisions) Act (59:04).
The Act declares plans or diagrams based on surveys carried out by means of low altitude photography to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Lands to have the same effect for all purposes as if it had been prepared under the Land Surveyors Act. (2 sections)
Valuation for Rating Purposes Act (Cap. 28:10).
This Act makes provision for the valuation of real property for purposes of levying of rates by a local authority pursuant to any law. The 45 sections are divided into 5 Parts: Preliminary (I); Valuation (II); Valuation Procedure; Objections and Proposals (III); Appeals (IV); Miscellaneous and Transitional (V). The First Schedule contains rules for the determination of annual rental value and the Second Schedule rules for the determination of capital value.