This Act concerns acquisition of privately-owned land for public purposes and related matters such as (assessment of) compensation. If the Governor considers that any land should be acquired for a public purpose he or she may, with the approval of the Legislative Assembly, cause a declaration to that effect to be made and that declaration shall be conclusive evidence that the land to which it relates is required for a public purpose. An authorised officer (as defined by Act No.

This Act makes provision for the registration of land and related matters. It also defines certain rights relating to land and the effect of registration. The Act establishes a land register, which shall comprise a register in respect of every parcel which has been adjudicated in accordance with the Land Adjudication Act, 1978 and a register of leases required to be registered by this Act. Various provisions concern leases of registered land and charges on land.

This Act provides for the imposition of an annual levy on land owned by an absentee (as defined by this Act. The levy shall be charged on the unimproved value of the land, i.e. the capital sum that might be expected to be offered for the fee simple with vacant possession of the land at a bona fide sale on such reasonable terms and conditions as a bona fide seller would require, it being assumed that no improvements had been made on or to the parcel of land. The Act allows for objections to be lodged against assessment of value.

This Act provides for procedures for the removal of squatters from land. Any person who claims possession of land which he or she alleges is occupied by a person who entered into or remained in occupation without his or her licence or consent, or that of any predecessor in title, may make application to the Court to recover possession of the land. The Act also defines powers of the police force to enter on to land in the possession of trespassers and remove them and their belongings.

La presente Ley adopta el Código Agrario de la República de Panamá que tiene como fundamento regular la actividad agraria, las empresas y los contratos agrarios y el aprovechamiento sostenible del suelo, así como determinar la organización de la jurisdicción agraria.

Enmienda: Ley Nº 37 - Código Agrario. (1962-09-21)

El presente Acuerdo establece de manera obligatoria el control y manejo de plantaciones abandonadas, presumiendo que una plantación se encuentra abandonada cuando la persona natural o jurídica que haya obtenido el certificado de registro como productor o productor-exportador no lo haya renovado.

Implementa: Resolución Nº 23 - Disposiciones sobre la sanidad vegetal para plantas, productos vegetales y de propagación de especies ornamentales para exportación. (2006-06-27)

A new issue of the FAO Land Tenure Journal is now published in both hardcopy and in electronic formats. The 1/2011 issue features five continents and subcontinents exploring common challenges including tenure governance, the legal recognition of customary tenures, land scarcity and redistributive reforms, and the increasing role of information technology in tenure systems. The Land Tenure Journal provides an open, impartial and practice-oriented global forum for promoting the latest knowledge in land tenure.

El presente Acuerdo modifica el Reglamento autónomo para la adquisición de tierras, en relación a los suplentes de los miembros de la Comisión Técnica Permanente de Análisis y Calificación de Fincas.

Enmienda: Acuerdo Nº 62 - Reglamento autónomo para la adquisición de tierras. (2010-09-13)

The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW) analyses a variety of options for overcoming constraints and improving resource management in these areas of heightened risk. In each location, a mix of changes in institutional and policy measures will have to be combined with greater access to technologies for better management of land and water resources.

La présente loi a pour objet d'adapter la législation actuellement applicable en matière de mise en valeur des terres incultes ou manifestement sous-exploitées dans les collectivités d'outre-mer de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin.
 L'article 1er reprend à l'identique, sous la seule réserve de la désignation des institutions particulières à ces deux collectivités, les modifications apportées aux dispositions du code rural et de la pêche maritime qui régissent la mise en valeur des terres incultes ou manifestement sous-exploitées dans les départements d'outre-mer par l'ordonnance n° 2011-

This Decree lays down detailed provisions governing the procedures to be followed in respect of interventions for rehabilitating uncultivated and abandoned lands within Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Implements: Regional Act No. 10 on interventions for the preservation and rehabilitation of uncultivated and abandoned lands in mountain territories. (2010-06-16)