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Displaying 14986 - 14990 of 15550Land (Tenure Conversion) Act 1963.
The Act is divided into the following Parts: Preliminary (I); Conversion of Tenure (II); Avoidance of Fragmentation and Regulation of Dealings (III); Certain Fees, Etc. (IV); Miscellaneous (V).The Land Titles Commission shall complete an adjudication record and shall enquire whether a Native wishes to apply for registration of any native land included in the record by agreement. Further provisions concern the procedure to be followed for said registration.
Regulation to Provide for the Procedure of Allocation and Administration of Land (L.N. No. 31/1997).
The Regulation is made under the Land Proclamation No. 58/1994. It sets out the procedure for the allocation and administration of land and applies to all types of urban and rural land. Land shall be allocated for tiesa, agricultural usufruct or leasehold, on the basis of a master plan. To ensure these rights, right holders shall be given an allocation certificate or lease agreement. To prevent allocation of land to holders with the sole aim of holding land idle, the size of land to be allocated shall be proportionate to the planned aim (art. 3(4)).
Proclamation to Provide for the Registration of Land and Other Immovable Property (No. 95/1997).
This Proclamation makes provision for the registration of land and other immovable property. It provides for the establishment of a Cadastral Office, for the registration of all land, rights over land and duties that emanate from such rights, and the transfer of property through sales, donation, succession or other manner. The registration system shall use the application forms and certificate pursuant to Legal Notice No. 31/1997. On the basis of the abovementioned documentation, the Cadastral Office shall keep a map or plan that clearly shows parcel features and boundaries.
Regulation relative to the right to acquire agricultural and forest land (No. 495 of 1991).
This Regulation is issued pursuant to sections 3, 4, and 17 of the Act relative to the right to acquire agricultural and forest land (No. 391/78). Section 1 deals with the sale of land by municipalities. Certain conditions for the alienation and use of land are specified also in relation to the receipt of financial contributions in accordance with Act 1295 of 1990 and Act 391 of 1978. (8 sections)
Act XXI of 1996 on Regional development and Regional Planning.
The purpose of this Act is to establish the fundamental objectives and rules of regional development and land use planning, and to define the institutional system therefor. This Act shall apply to the implementation of regional development and land use planning duties on national and regional level, and the provisions of this Act shall apply to natural persons and legal entities, as well as unincorporated organizations participating in or affected by the above activities.