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Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
Vanuatu is a parliamentary republic.
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Displaying 36 - 40 of 69Chapter 2 of Title 43 of the Pohnpei State Code - Eminent Domain.
This Chapter establishes procedures to be followed by the Pohnpei Government in the exercise of its inherent power to acquire real property by eminent domain. “Eminent domain” is the right of the Pohnpei Government or a state legal entity as may be provided for by state law in accordance with this Chapter to condemn property for public use or purposes and to appropriate the ownership and possession of such property for such public use upon paying the owner a just compensation to be ascertained according to the law.
Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Pohnpei State Code - Judicial Foreclosure.
This Chapter sets out conditions and procedures for judicial foreclosing on the property of a debtor by the creditor. The creditor may bring a civil action for foreclosure in such manner as the court may order. The creditor may at any time abandon non-judicial foreclosure procedures and proceed by a civil action. After having carried out the proper procedural requirements regarding the defendant or defendants, the court may order foreclosure in such manner as it deems will best protect the rights of the parties.
Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Pohnpei State Code - Marine Areas.
This Chapter confirms, with certain exceptions, law established during the Japanese administration which declared all marine areas below the ordinary high watermark to belong to the government. Certain customary rights to place and maintain fish weirs or traps are re-established. Other exceptions concern customary rights of owners of land abutting the ocean to collect coconuts and other materials and fishing rights on, and in waters over reefs where the general depth of water does not exceed four feet at mean low water.
Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Pohnpei State Code - Land Acquisition.
This Chapter provides rules relative to the acquisition of real property under the laws of the state of Pohnpei for use in any project or programme of the Pohnpei Government, local government or state agencies.The Chapter sets out certain requirements the Government shall observe in acquiring real property and the procedures for such acquisition. For example, the Government will, to the greatest extent practicable, make every reasonable effort to acquire real property expeditiously through negotiation and shall give at least 90 days notice of leave to occupants.
Chapter 3 of Title 42 of the Pohnpei State Code - Public Trust Lands Distribution Act of 1980.
This Act concerns the distribution of land held in the public trust. The purpose of this Act is to distribute lands held in trust for the people of Pohnpei to beneficiaries of the trust who have entered upon, developed, and possessed such lands for agricultural purposes pursuant to leasehold or other use agreements issued for that purpose by the government of Japan or the Trust Territory Government. The Act sets out criteria and procedures for transfer of title in land.