The present Regulations are made under the Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act. The Regulations give ministers the power to enter directly into transactions related to acquiring, disposing, optioning, licensing, transferring administration and transferring administration and control of real property. Furthermore, the Regulations give ministers the legal authority to make certain payments related to acquiring real property and impose certain controls, primarily related to title certification, on the full or partial payment of the purchase price.

This Decree amends the iTaukei Land Act (formerly the Native Lands Act) in subsection 1(b) of section 19 by deleting the words "Great Council of Chiefs" and substituting "iTaukei Affairs Board". Section 19 was inserted by the Native Lands (Amendment) Act 2002 in the principal Act and concerns the allotment of all extinct mataqali land.

Amends: Native Lands Act. (1985)

This Decree amends the State Lands Act, originally titled “Crown Lands Act”, in section 6 by adding a subsection (6), which provides that any i Taukei land which is exchanged for portions of State land under subsection (3) must not be exchanged for portions of private freehold land under subsection. It also adds a new section (28a), which allows a person who is not a registered surveyor to be appointed as the Director of Lands.

This Decree amends the iTaukei Laud Trust Act (formerly the Native Land Trusts Act) in subsection (2) of section 19A by deleting the words "Great Council of Chiefs" and substituting "iTaukei Affairs Board". Section 19a was inserted by the Native Land Trust (Amendment) Act 2002 the principal Act and concerns allotment of extinct mataqali lands.

Amends: Native Land Trust Act. (1985)

This Decree amends the Native Lands Act by replacing in the Act and all subsidiary legislation made under the Act the word "native" with the word "i Taukei". It also inserts a new section (1A), which provides that all written laws (of Fiji) are to be changed by deleting all references to "native" and inserting therefor the word "i Taukei".

Amends: Native Lands Act. (1985)

This Decree amends the Native Land Trust Act by establishing in that Act and all subsidiary laws made under that Act the word "native" shall be deleted wherever it appears and be replaced by the word "i Taukei". A new section is inserted in the principal Act. That section establishes that all written laws are amended by deleting all references to the word "native" wherever it appears and by inserting "i Taukei".

Amends: Native Land Trust Act. (1985)

This Decree establishes the Mahogany Industry Council and provides for the continuation of the Fiji Mahogany Trust, which was established as a body corporate under section 5 of the Fiji Mahogany Act 2003 for the benefit of landowners and the Fiji Hardwood Corporation Limited, transformed into a privatised Company for the purposes of developing the mahogany industry in Fiji, including the harvesting and processing of mahogany forests.

The purpose of this Act is to repeal certain spent Acts as listed in the Schedule.

Repeals: Aboriginal Land (Manatunga Land) Act 1992. (2010-01-01)

This Regional Law establishes the modalities of organization of the territories of traditional management of indigenous small-number populations of the North, legal status of nature management and is directed at the solution of economic, social, ecological and demographic problems for ensuring conservation of the traditional way of life of indigenous peoples. Areas of traditional management of indigenous peoples shall be classified as protected areas.

This Regional Law establishes basic rights of indigenous peoples as regards local self-government, customary and traditional rights in the sphere of hunting and nature management, and conservation of traditional living environment thereof. Traditional living environment of indigenous populations shall be considered traditionally inhabited areas by indigenous populations and areas of traditional nature management thereof.

This Regional Law establishes plenary powers of the Regional Administration in the sphere of protection of traditional living environment, way of life, traditional and customary rights and economic activities of indigenous peoples. It classifies indigenous peoples as those counting less than 50 thousand persons considering themselves autonomous ethnic communities and living prevalently in the Far North. It regulates land tenure, management of natural resources and traditional economic activities.

This Decree amends the iTaukei Land Act (formerly the Native Lands Act) by inserting a new section (24), which empowers the Minister to make Regulations prescribing matters that are required or permitted by the principal Act to be prescribed or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the principal Act.

Amends: Native Lands Act. (1985)