The aim of this Legislative Decree is to regulate the appropriation of lands and buildings by citizens of the Cooperation Council of Arab Gulf Countries. This Legislative Decree is composed of 8 articles. Article 1 lays down requirements and conditions for appropriation of lands and buildings by citizens of the Cooperation Council of Arab Gulf Countries. Articles 2-6 deal with the following matters: (a) time limit for the registration of lands; (b) transfer of ownership; and, (c) requirements and conditions for economic activities.
Repealed by: Legislative Decree No. 1 of 1995 regulating the appropriation of lands and buildings in Bahrain by citizens of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. (1995-01-02)
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In 1783, the Sunni Al-Khalifa family took power in Bahrain. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that made Bahrain a British protectorate. The archipelago attained its independence in 1971.
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