The Act provides that, notwithstanding anything contained in the Cook Islands Act 1915 or in any other enactment or in any order of any court, no person shall be capable of leasing any land on any of the motus of Rarotonga set out in the Schedule to this Act. Nothing in this Act shall affect any…

The Act amends the Aitutaki Motus Prohibition of Leases Act 1970 by redefining the area to which the principal Act applies.
Amends: Aitutaki Motus Prohibition of Leases Act 1970 (No. 1 of 1970). (1970-08-28)

The Act provides that, notwithstanding anything contained in the Cook Islands Act 1915 or any other enactment or any order of any Court, no person shall be capable of leasing any land on any of the Motus Aitutaki set out in the Schedule to this Act. The prohibition shall not affect any interest…

This Act deals in a comprehensive manner with the settlement of disputes regarding disputes as to interests in customary land, or as to the position of boundaries of any customary land by adjudication or alternative dispute resolution.Its 75 sections are divided into 7 Parts: Preliminary (I);…

This Act establishes the land Titles Commission as an independent judicial tribunal for the resolution of disputes of rights in land, including an interest in land, whether arising out of and regulated by custom or otherwise, provides for judicial procedures and the extra-judicial settlement of…

This Act provides for mining, including alluvial mining, and regulates in detail various aspects of mining tenements, i.e. (a) an exploration licence; (b) a special mining lease; (c) a mining lease; (d) an alluvial mining lease; (e) a lease for mining purposes; and (f) a mining easement, granted…

The Act makes provisions with respect to: establishment of mortgages on leasehold interest, status of security, requirements for mortgages, registration of mortgages, procedure for registration, priority of mortgage interests, effect of non-registration, foreclosure of mortgages, judicial…

This Act amends provisions of the Cook Islands Act, 1915 with respect to the alienation of native land. Subsection (2) of section 475 of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting, the words "the High Commissioner" and substituting the words "an officer of the Land Court…

This Act consists of 66 sections divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (1); Administration (2); Licences (3); Financial (4); Offences and penalties (5); General (6).Section1 contains a list of definitions. Sections 2 declares the property in, and control over, petroleum in its natural condition in…

This Regulation implements provision of the Physical Planning Act by providing for zoning of land by a Board in accordance with the zones set out in Schedule 1 to this Regulation, applications for planning permission, registers of all applications for planning permission to be kept by every…

This Act provides for the consolidation of the Acts relating to the declaration of titles to land and the facilitation of its transfer. It consists of 146 sections divided into the following 19 parts: Administration; General powers of registrar-general; Crown lands and lands acquired from the…

The objects of this Act are: (a) to encourage and facilitate education and training, research, commerce and technology that is relevant to the health, well-being, sustainable economic and social development and improved livelihoods of all communities in deserts and arid lands; (b) to develop…