This Act provides for the acquisition of land or rights in land for public purposes. Expropriation of immovable property for the purposes of public utility shall be effected by order of the Supreme Court, which shall only make an order of expropriation when the procedure laid down by this Act…

These Regulations apply with respect to land specified in regulation 1. With respect to such land as specified in regulation 1, an application for a Certificate of Registered Negotiator under section 6(1) of the Land Reform Act, Cap. 123 shall be in Form A contained in Part 1 of the Schedule.…

The Rural Land Corporation is established under regulation 2. The Corporation may: (a) manage land, plantations or residential properties; (b) undertake the business of farmers, ranchers, cultivators of timber, sawmillers and timber merchants; (c) process any crops grown on land including copra…

These Regulations prescribe fees in Schedule 1 and forms in Schedule 2 for purposes of the Land Valuers Registrations Act. Forms include: Application for registration as a land valuer; Notice of removal or variation of limitations on a valuers right to practice; and Certificate of registration.…

These Regulations implement the Strata Titles Act in respect of: preparation and registration of strata plans; strata plan, lot plan, location plan and re-subdivisions plan requirements; amendments to a strata plan; registration of plans intended to create an easement or restrictive agreement;…

This Regulation imposes a physical planning fee for purposes of the Physical Planning Act. All applications for planning permission, outline permission and reserved matters made to the Council shall be accompanied by the fees specified in the Schedule unless otherwise exempted. Where an…

This Order establishes the Urban land Leases Selection Committee, which shall, within the Municipality of Port Vila: (a) consider, on behalf of the Minister responsible for lands, all applications for the granting of new leases, transfer of leases and surrender of leases for the creation of new…

This Act consists of 66 sections divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (1); Administration (2); Licences (3); Financial (4); Offences and penalties (5); General (6).Section1 contains a list of definitions. Sections 2 declares the property in, and control over, petroleum in its natural condition in…

This Act provides with respect to the acquisition of land or rights in land for public purposes. The Minister may direct the acquiring officer to investigate in the suitability of land for acquisition and to serve notices of investigation or intended acquisition on the custom owners or persons…

There shall be maintained in Port Vila a Land Records Office in which shall be kept a register to be known as the Land Leases Register. A Director of Land Records shall be appointed under section 3. The Director shall prepare a survey plan for each parcel of land in accordance with section 10.…

This Act makes provisions for the alienation of private (custom) land and the use of public land by custom users, the development of public land and various other matters relative to land titles, use ad management.The Act consists of 23 sections divided into 12 Parts: Interpretation (I);…

This Act amends the Land Acquisition Act by inserting a new section (7A), which gives power to the Minister to stop an acquisition process if he or she is satisfied that the proposed acquisition could be detrimental to the State. It also amends section 9 on matters to be considered in…