This Act amends the principal Act in section 3 in the definition of "family" so as to widen its meaning and to include brothers and sisters of the owner and the children of those brothers and sisters.
Amends: State Lands Act 2001 (No. 13 of 2001). (2002-01-14)

This Act defines the right of legal action in respect of claims regarding real property and in particular an action to recover land.Actions include actions of tort and contract, limitation of actions to recover land, accrual of right of action in case of present interests in land, accrual of…

This Act amends the State Acquisition of Lands Ordinance in section 16 in paragraph (a). The principal object of this Amendment is to empower the Court when assessing the value of the land to be acquired under the State Acquisition of Lands Ordinance, to take into account the very nature of the…

The Minister may acquire, on behalf of the Republic, any lands required for any public purpose, absolutely or for a term of years as he may think proper, paying such consideration or compensation as may be agreed upon or determined under the provisions of this Ordinance. Specified purposes are…

The purpose of this Act is to establish a Tribunal to hear outstanding complaints by direct descendants (defined section 2) of persons (family antecedents or ancestors) who were by mistake or fraud deleted from or denied entry on a land registry in the Gilbert Islands. It will be the function of…

These amendments and contemporary changes to the Native Lands Ordinance and the Magistrates’ Ordinance, are part of institutional strengthening of the lands and survey work particularly for South Tarawa. The amendments are introduced in order to implement the fairer and more certain settling of…

The purpose of this Act is to provide for all appeals in lands causes and matters from the Magistrates Courts (Lands) to be heard by the High Court. The Lands Court Appeal Panel was abolished by section 5 of the Native Lands (Amendment) Ordinance 1977 (then Cap. 22), but section 5 contained a…

An Act to provide for the validation of a replacement register of native lands for Nikunau. The principal object of this Act is to enable the Government to establish a Land Commission which shall undertake to compile a replacement Register of Native Lands for Nikunau which has been destroyed.…

This Act provides that wherever the words "Chief Lands Officer" appears in any provisions of any enactments or any subsidiary legislation of Mauritius, such words shall be replaced with "Director of Lands". This is necessary because of the restructuring of the Lands Division…

This Act concerns the administration of real estate of deceased persons by personal representative of the deceased person or executor by will. The Act also makes provision for the disposal of land subject to this Act and other administration of assets. A testator may appoint, and in default of…

This Act contains rules relative to real property and especially the lease and disposal of land.It prescribes rules relative to the manner of giving effect to equitable interests and powers, Creation and disposition of equitable interests, vesting orders and dispositions of legal estates…

From the records or judgment, or order or decision of various specified courts, a Commission appointed under section 3 shall compile a replacement Register of native lands recording therein all titles to native lands, pits, ponds, fish traps and sea walls in South Tarawa. The Register shall be…