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Local Courts Act, 1963 (No. 20 of 1963).

Legislation
Sierra Leone
Western Africa
Africa

This Act provides with respect to local courts. The existing Native Courts and Group Native Appeal Courts are re-designated Local Courts and Group Local Appeal Courts and the term "Local" is substituted for the term "Native" in every designation of any such courts in any existing enactment.

Communal Land Reform Amendment Act, 2013 (No. 13 of 2013).

Legislation
Namibia
Southern Africa
Africa

This Act amends the Communal Land Reform Act so as to: insert a definition of 'community based organisation', 'lawful resident' and 'occupational land righ'; to place restrictions on the acquisition by foreigners of customary land right or right to leasehold; the power to grant occupational land in respect of communal land rights by a board; conditions applying to such grant; and recognition of existing rights to occupy communal land as occupational land rights.

Amends: Communal Land Reform Act, 2002 (Act No. 5 of 2002). (2002-07-25)

Law No. 6.709 establishing reform, settlement and colonization of vacant lands belonging to the State of Piauí.

Legislation
Brazil
Americas
South America

This Law, consisting of 8 Chapters establishes reform, settlement and colonization of vacant lands belonging to the State of Piauí. The Institute for Reform and Land Regularization - INTERPI is the competent body for the management and administration of land policy in the State of Piauí, in accordance with State Law No. 3.783 of 16 December 1980. The INTERPI may create support offices inside the State, called Land Governance Office aiming to accelerate the fulfillment of its objectives. Land regularization includes rural and urban public land of the State of Piauí.

Land and Titles Amendment Act 2015 (No. 46 of 2015).

Legislation
Samoa
Oceania

This Act amends the Land Titles Registration Act 2008 in respect of exclusion of customary land from the definition of "land" and various consequential amendments, including amendments of provisions on recording of customary land for which a judgement has been passed. The record of customary land is not to be interpreted or construed under this Act as a registration of customary land under this Act. Consequential amendment are also made to the Land and Titles Act, 1981.

Amends: Land Titles Registration Act 2008. (2015)
Amends: Land and Titles Act 1981. (2015-11-05)

Decreto Nº 441 - Reglamenta la Ley Nº 160 de 1994, en lo relacionado con los resguardos de origen colonial y la vigencia legal de los respectivos títulos.

Regulations
Colombia
Americas
South America

El presente Decreto reglamenta parcialmente la Ley Nº 160 de 1994 en lo relacionado con la reestructuración de los resguardos de origen colonial previa clarificación sobre la vigencia legal de los respectivos títulos, con las tierras poseídas por los miembros de la parcialidad a título individual o colectivo y los predios adquiridos o donados a favor de la comunidad por el Instituto Colombiano de la Reforma Agraria (Incora) u otras entidades.

Concessions Act, 1962 (Act No. 124).

Legislation
Ghana
Africa
Western Africa

This Act concerns concession granted on stool lands to which the Administration of Lands Act, 1962, applies. Such concessions shall continue in force according to the terms of the concession, provided that: (a) such terms may be varied by agreement between the parties to the concession, subject to written consent of the Minister and (b) roads on land specified in the concession shall be open for all persons authorised by the Minister (sect. 2).

Land Act (No. 16 of 1998).

Legislation
Uganda
Africa
Eastern Africa

The Act consists of 99 sections which are divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Land Holding (II); Control of Land Use (III); Land Management (IV); Land Tribunals (V); Miscellaneous (VI).Sections 3 declares all land in Uganda to be vested in its citizens and divides land tenure systems into 4 categories: customary; freehold; mailo; and leasehold. Section 4 defines these titles in detail. Mailo tenure is a form of tenure that permits the separation of ownership of land from the ownership of developments of the land made by a lawful or bona fide occupant.

Basic Land Consolidation Act 1951.

Legislation
Austria
Europe
Western Europe

The present Act lays down provisions relating to land consolidations. Article 1 establishes that to improve production and working conditions in agriculture and forestry, as well as to improve general land use planning and land development, owned land may be consolidated.

Aboriginal Land (Manatunga Land) Act 1992.

Legislation
Australia
Oceania

This Act authorizes the grant by the Crown of land at Robinvale to the Murray Valley Aboriginal Cooperative Limited and to extinguish a Crown lease and any other encumbrances over that land.Under section 7 the Act stipulates that no compensation is payable by the Crown in respect of anything done under or arising out of this Act. The Act is completed by one schedule that contains the map of Land which may be granted to the Murray Valley Aboriginal Cooperative Limited.

Repealed by: Statute Laws Repeals Act, 2012. (2012-05-29)

Decree No. 1-CP promulgating the regulation on the allottment of land by State-owned businesses for agricultural production, forestry and aquaculture.

Regulations
Vietnam
Asia
South-Eastern Asia

The Decree provides the allotment of state-owned land destined to planting of perennial trees, seasonal crops and forestation, plus the water surface required for aquaculture farming to individuals, households and organizations which shall invest in the resulting production. Planning and financial evaluation of production costs shall be prepared and funds destined to support all agricultural, forestry and aquaculture activities and operations.