Section 45 of the Town Planning Act (Regulation making powers of the Minister) is amended by: (a) numbering the existing provision as subsection "(1)"; (b) adding the following provisions as subsections "(2)" and "(3)" respectively: "(2) Without prejudice to…
The principal Act is amended by replacing the expression "Governor-General" wherever it appears in the Native Land Trust Act by the expression "President of Fiji".
Amends: Native Land Trust Act. (1985)
These amendments and contemporary changes to the Land Planning Ordinance, are part of institutional strengthening of the lands and survey work particularly for South Tarawa. By defining subdivision in the Ordinance (clause 2), and by adding Part VIA- Subdivision, persons who wish to divide a…
Section 3 provides for a land sales tax to be charged on the net profit of dealings in land. Section 5 defines exemptions. No non-resident or any person acting as his agent shall without the prior consent in writing of the Minister responsible for land matters make any contract to purchase or to…
This Act provides for a wide variety of matters relating to land, land use rights, transfer of land, etc. All land subject to the provisions of the Land (Transfer and Registration) Ordinance and every estate or interest therein and all instruments and dealings affecting any such land, estate or…
This Act provides for the granting of petroleum exploration licences, production licences and pipeline licences, for the payment of compensation for damage to land and surface rent payable for disturbance of surface rights, and for various other matters relative to exploration and exploitation…
This Act provides for various aspects relative to dealings in land in Rotuma and provides for the appointment of the Rotuma Lands Commission. The Commission shall ascertain (traditional) land rights, resolve disputes relative to land rights, demarcate land and register land rights (sect. 4). All…
Under the State Acquisition of Lands Ordinance (CAP 95B) the Republic has the power to acquire land for public purposes by purchasing the freehold or obtaining a lease. This Act gives the Republic the further power of compelling the surrender of a lease, sublease, or licence. Consideration or…
This Act completely repeals the Urban Land Act No. 23 of 1993.
Repeals: Urban Lands Act (No. 23 of 1993). (1993-09-06)
This Chapter makes provision for guardianship in relationship with adminsitartion of estates of a minor or of a person who is for any cause mentally or physically incompetent to manage his own property. Guardianship proceedings shall be administered in the Trial Division of the High Court, which…
This Chapter provides for certain aspects of inheritance of real property. When any person having any title to any real property dies without disposing of such real property by will, it shall be succeeded to and must be distributed, subject to the payment of debts and the rights of dower, in the…
These Regulations are made under section 68 of the Mining Act and make further provision for mining and related matters in Fiji.They provide, inter alia, for: fees, rents and royalties (regs. 4-8), marking outof mining tenements, priority and adjustment of boundaries after survey of contiguous…