This Act grants power to the Jamaica Mortgage Bank to effect contracts of insurance for loans insurable under this Act. Loans include loans for the purchase of agricultural land and loans secured by a first mortgage on agricultural land or not exceeding twenty-five years in term. The Act also provides for criteria and procedures for the execution of the insurance. The Bank shall establish a Mortgage Insurance Fund for purposes of this Act.

Implemented by: Mortgage Insurance Regulations. (1986)
Amended by: Mortgage Insurance (Amendment) Act (No. 19 of 2014). (2014-12-23)

These Regulations implement provisions of the Mortgage Insurance Act in respect of a wide variety of matters including application for an approved loan, criteria for approval of a loan, the relationship between the approved lender and the Jamaica Mortgage Bank, insurance of an approved loan and conditions of insurance.

Implements: Mortgage Insurance Act. (2011)

The present Ordinance implements the Lower Austria Land Transfer Law 2007 (LGBl. 6800–0). The Ordinance lays down provisions relating to compensation costs for member of the Land Transfer Commission. The text consists of 4 articles and 5 Annexes.

Implements: Lower Austria Land Transaction Law 2007. (2013-11-20)

The present Law lays down provisions relating to consolidation of land in order to create a functional, environment-friendly and efficient agriculture and forestry. Under the present Law a party to consolidation proceedings is normally entitled to receive land corresponding in value to the land the party owned prior to the consolidation proceedings as compensation in kind. In exceptional cases compensation in kind is partly or fully replaced by compensation in money.

This Act provides for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance and for the regulation of archaeological activities in India.The Central Government will have the power to declare ancient monuments or archaeological sites, etc. to be of national importance. The Director General may, with the sanction of the Central Government, purchase, take lease or assume the guardianship of any protected monument, for its protection or preservation.

The present Regulations enact the Land Surveyors Act. The Regulations lay down provisions relating to the activities of land surveyors. The text consists of 143 sections divided into 7 Parts as follows: Discipline (I); Standards (II); Code of ethics (III); Professional liability insurance (V); Admission to membership (VI); Surveyor's Location Certificates (VII).

Implements: Land Surveyors Act (R.S.N.S.1989, c. 249). (2008)
Repealed by: Land Surveyors Regulations (N.S. Reg, 308/2013). (2014-02-25)

The present Regulation enacts the Emergency Measures Act. In particular, the Regulation lays down provisions relating to financial assistance to municipalities in emergency situations. The text consists of 6 sections.

Implements: Emergency Measures Act (S.N.B. 1978, c. E-7.1). (2005-07-15)

The present Act provides for the procedures related to expropriation and the management of abandoned land. It addresses matters related to compensation and regulates the use of expropriated lands. The text consists of 54 sections divided into 4 Parts: Acquisition and abandonment of land (I); Compensation (II); Entry and possession (III); Use of land (IV).

This Act provides for the bases and procedure for expropriation of immovables. This Act applies to all cases of expropriation of immovables unless otherwise provided by law. Expropriation is not precluded by provisions of law which prohibit or restrict the transfer or division of immovables or by the rights of third persons entered in the land register.

The present Act regulates the ownership of land where agricultural cooperatives have made plantations. Article 2 establishes that the plantations shall be an integral part of the land passing in private ownership. Article 4 deals with compensation payments. The text consists of 7 articles.

The purpose of this Act is to enforce upon anyone keeping livestock, full damage liability in case their domestic animals are itinerant elsewhere outside the assigned (privately owned) land.

These Regulations of the Governor in Council prescribe the rate of interest payable under sections 25 and 30 of the Land Acquisition Ordinance, 2006.

Implements: Land Acquisition Ordinance. (2011-07-01)