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Decree Law No. 6 of 1985 regulating land possession and acquisition by citizens of Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

مرسوم بقانون رقم 6 لسنة 1985م بتنظيم تملك مواطني دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي للعقارات المبنية والأراضي

Legislation
Bahrain, Western Asia
cadastres
land tenure systems
land registration
This Decree Law is composed of 8 articles. Article 1 defines requirements and conditions for the possession and acquisition of lands and buildings by physical and juristic citizens from Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Article 3 deals with the transfer of the ownership of lands acquired in accordance with this Decree Law. Articles 5 and 6 pertain to the expropriation and registration of lands acquired by citizens of the GCC.
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Decree No. 2 of 1978 establishing the Survey Department.

مرسوم رقم 2 لسنة 1978م بإنشاء إدارة المساحة بوزارة الإسكان

Legislation
Bahrain, Western Asia
surveyors
This Decree aims at regulating land surveys. The present Decree is composed of 3 articles. Article 1 provides for the establishment of the Survey Department. Article 2 submits the aforementioned Department to the Ministry of Housing. Article 3 entrusts the Minister of Housing with the implementation of this Decree.
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Decree No. 34 of 2003 reorganizing the Cadastre Bureau.

مرسوم رقم 34 لسنة 2003م بإعادة تسمية وتنظيم جهاز التسجيل العقاري

Legislation
Bahrain, Western Asia
cadastres
land registration
The aim of this Decree is to regulate land registration. This Decree is composed of 4 articles. Article 1 decrees the change of the name of the Bureau from Cadastre Bureau to Survey and Cadastre Bureau. Article 2 divides the Bureau in the following Departments: (a) Survey; (b) Registration and Monitoring; (c) Administration Affairs and Finance; and, (d) Technical Affairs. Article 3 entrusts the Prime Minister to issue the necessary resolutions for defining the functions and duties of each Department.
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Decree No. 62 of 2004 reorganizing the Survey and Land Registration Bureau.

Legislation
Bahrain, Western Asia
cadastres
land registration
The aim of this Decree is to regulate the Survey and Land Registration Bureau. This Decree is composed of 3 articles.
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Decree No. 7 of 1970 issuing the Land Development Regulating Law.

مرسوم رقم 7 لسنة 1970م بقانون تنظيم تطوير الأراضي

Legislation
Bahrain, Western Asia
land-use planning
The aim of this Law is to regulate land development. This Law is composed of 11 articles and 2 Annexes. Article 1 deals with terms and definitions. Article 2 prohibits carrying out any operation of land development unless a handwritten permit from the Coordination and Planning Council has been obtained. Articles 3-7 pertain to the following: (a) submittal of applications for land development; (b) approval of applications; and (c) validity of the permit. Articles 8 and 9 contain offences and penalties.
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Land Registration Law No. 15 of 1979.

قانون التسجيل العقاري رقم 15 لسنة 1979م

Legislation
Bahrain, Western Asia
cadastres
concession (land)
land registration
This Law aims at regulating land survey and land registration. This Law is composed of 8 Chapters divided into 79 articles. Chapter 1 deals with Sheets and authoritative entry. Chapter 2 provides for land ownership rights. Chapter 3 refers to disposal of land rights to be recorded in the Land Register. Chapter 4 provides for: registration procedures in the Land Register; announcements and objections; and legal proceedings for confirmation of ownership. Chapter 5 pertains to ownership document.
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Law No. 17 of 2006 amending the Land Registration Law issued by Legislative Decree No. 15 of 1979.

قانون رقم 17 لسنة 2006م بتعديل قانون التسجيل العقاري رقم 15 لسنة 1979م

Legislation
Bahrain, Western Asia
cadastres
land registration
This Law amends article 76 of the Land Registration Law as follows: the sale fee shall be 1 percent of the land’s value; beneficiaries of loans from the Housing Bank for the purchase of houses are exempt from the aforementioned sale fee according to the loan's value.

Amends: Land Registration Law No. 15 of 1979. (1979-08-22)
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Law No. 6 of 2005 amending Legislative Decrees on the appropriation of lands for public utilities, regulating constructions, architectonic planning, and land division destined for the development and reconstruction.

قانون رقم 6 لسنة 2005م بتعديل المراسيم بقوانين بشأن استملاك الأراضي للمنفعة العامة وتنظيم المباني والتخطيط العمراني وتقسيم الأراضي المعدة للتعمير والتطوير

Legislation
Bahrain, Western Asia
Land Conflicts
land dispute resolution
This Law amends Legislative Decrees No. 8 of 1970 on the appropriation of lands for public utilities, 13 of 1977 and 2 of 1994 on architectonic planning, and 3 of 1994 on land division destined for the development and reconstruction and No. 2 of 1996 on as the following: the phrase the “Ministry of Housing” shall replace the phrase the “Competent Ministry for Municipality Affairs” mentioned in the Legislative Decrees No. 8 of 1970, No. 2 of 1994 and No.
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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.

مرسوم بقانون رقم 1 لسنة 1995م بتنظيم تملك مواطني دول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية للعقارات والأراضي

Legislation
Bahrain, Western Asia
cadastres
land tenure systems
land registration
The purpose of this Legislative Decree is to regulate the appropriation of lands and buildings in Bahrain by citizens of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. This Legislative Decree is composed of 11 articles. Article 1 defines the requirements and conditions for appropriation of lands and buildings in Bahrain by physical persons of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. Article 2 allows the appropriation of more than two lands only by obtaining previous authorization by the Government of Bahrain. Article 5 deals with the transfer of property.
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Legislative Decree No. 2 of 1979 amending Legislative Decree No. 5 of 1971 concerning the transportation and taking away of sand, pebbles and stones necessary for filling up of wetlands and lands covered with water as well as for construction operations.

مرسوم بقانون رقم 2 لسنة 1979م بتعديل المرسوم بقانون رقم 5 لسنة 1971م بشأن أخذ الرمل والحصى والحجارة اللازمة لعمليات الدفن أو البناء ونقلها

Legislation
Bahrain, Western Asia
land-use planning
This Legislative Decree amends Legislative Decree No. 5 of 1971 concerning the transportation and taking away of sand, pebbles and stones necessary for filling up of wetlands and for construction operations as follows: (a) all competencies provided for in Legislative Decree No. 5 of 1971 shall be entrusted to the Chief of the Temporary Central Municipality Authority instead of to the Chief of Agriculture and Municipalities; and (b) a new paragraph shall be added concerning procedures for starting legal proceedings against transgressors.