Search results | Land Portal

Search results

Showing items 1 through 9 of 41.
  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Fiji, Oceania

    This Decree provides for use of native land as defined in the Native Lands Act and Crown land as defined in the Crown lands Act. Utilization of land to which this Decree applies shall be decided by the Prime Minister and all such land shall be registered in the Land Use Bank created under this Decree. The Decree also establishes a Land Use Unit in the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources. This office shall be responsible for valuation of land, issue and renewal of leases and collection of rental. Leases issued under this Decree shall be for 99 years and are protected leases.

  2. Library Resource

    A Decree to provide for the restructuring of the the mahogany industry in Fiji for the purpose of facilitating its further development having regard to the inetersts of indigenous landowners and the people of Fiji generally, and for related matters.

    Legislation
    Fiji, Oceania

    This Decree establishes the Mahogany Industry Council and provides for the continuation of the Fiji Mahogany Trust, which was established as a body corporate under section 5 of the Fiji Mahogany Act 2003 for the benefit of landowners and the Fiji Hardwood Corporation Limited, transformed into a privatised Company for the purposes of developing the mahogany industry in Fiji, including the harvesting and processing of mahogany forests.

  3. Library Resource

    An Ordinance to provide for the protection of land for custom and conservation purposes.

    Legislation
    Solomon Islands, Oceania

    The purpose of this Ordinance is to assist owners of land to protect and manage their land and land based resources for conservation, custom spiritual and amenity purposes. Any owner of land may apply to the Isabel Province Executive for a declaration that part or all of their land be set aside as a Conservation Area (sect. 4). The Executive may declare Conservation Areas under section 5. Section 6 concerns amendment or removal of the status as Conservation Area. A notification of a declaration as Conservation Area shall be published and distributed as prescribed in section 8.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Fiji, Oceania

    This Decree amends the Native Land Trust Act by establishing in that Act and all subsidiary laws made under that Act the word "native" shall be deleted wherever it appears and be replaced by the word "i Taukei". A new section is inserted in the principal Act. That section establishes that all written laws are amended by deleting all references to the word "native" wherever it appears and by inserting "i Taukei".

    Amends: Native Land Trust Act. (1985)

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Fiji, Oceania

    This Decree amends the iTaukei Land Act (formerly the Native Lands Act) in subsection 1(b) of section 19 by deleting the words "Great Council of Chiefs" and substituting "iTaukei Affairs Board". Section 19 was inserted by the Native Lands (Amendment) Act 2002 in the principal Act and concerns the allotment of all extinct mataqali land.

    Amends: Native Lands Act. (1985)

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Fiji, Oceania

    This Decree amends the State Lands Act, originally titled “Crown Lands Act”, in section 6 by adding a subsection (6), which provides that any i Taukei land which is exchanged for portions of State land under subsection (3) must not be exchanged for portions of private freehold land under subsection. It also adds a new section (28a), which allows a person who is not a registered surveyor to be appointed as the Director of Lands.

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Fiji, Oceania

    This Decree amends the iTaukei Laud Trust Act (formerly the Native Land Trusts Act) in subsection (2) of section 19A by deleting the words "Great Council of Chiefs" and substituting "iTaukei Affairs Board". Section 19a was inserted by the Native Land Trust (Amendment) Act 2002 the principal Act and concerns allotment of extinct mataqali lands.

    Amends: Native Land Trust Act. (1985)

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Fiji, Oceania

    This Decree amends the iTaukei Land Act (formerly the Native Lands Act) by inserting a new section (24), which empowers the Minister to make Regulations prescribing matters that are required or permitted by the principal Act to be prescribed or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the principal Act.

    Amends: Native Lands Act. (1985)

  9. Library Resource

    An Act to amend the Customary Land Tribunal Act [CAP 271].

    Legislation
    Vanuatu, Oceania

    This Act amends the Customary Land Tribunal Act in relation with definitions of the Director (now the Director General means the Director General responsible for land tribunal) and the Minister (sections 3(1), 34(2), 38(1)(c) and 40).

    Amends: Customary Land Tribunal Act (Cap. 271) (2006)

  10. Library Resource

    An Act to amend the Environmental Management and Conservation Act [CAP 283].

    Legislation
    Vanuatu, Oceania

    This Act amends various provisions of the Environmental Management and Conservation and changes its name to Environmental Protection and Conservation Act.

Land Library Search

Through our robust search engine, you can search for any item of the over 64,800 highly curated resources in the Land Library. 

If you would like to find an overview of what is possible, feel free to peruse the Search Guide


Share this page