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Displaying 6921 - 6925 of 15550Administration of Estates (Jurisdiction and Procedure) Act (Cap. 242).
This Act makes provision in relation to judicial powers and procedures regarding the administration of the estate of a deceased person. It also provides for supervision by the High Court on administration of an estate by an appointed administrator and rights of creditor of the deceased persons in respect of his or the estate administered under this Act.
Act No. VII. of 2014 on the discovery and prevention of legal transactions intended to elude resctrictive legal provisons concerning the aquisition of property and use of agricultural land.
The purpose of this Act is to discover legal transactions concluded in the past and intended to elude resctrictive legal provisons concerning the aquisition of property and use of agricultural land, to prevent legal effects related to such transactions and to put an end to the illigal status.
Registration (Strata Titles) (Amendment) Act, 2013 (No. 34 of 2013).
This Act amends the Registration (Strata Titles) Act. It, among other things, replacing in section 4 the words "corporation" with "commission". Section 4 concerns the corporation to be constituted by strata lot owners.
Crown Property (Vesting) (Amendment) Act, 2013 (No. 23 of 2013).
This Act amends the Crown Property (Vesting) Act so as to establish a National Divestment Committee to advise Minister responsible for Land and Environment. It also empowers the Minister making a divestment Order to exempt certain categories of divestment being routed through the newly established Committee.
Amends: Crown Property (Vesting) Act. (1973)
Regional Act No. 26 promoting the access of young farmers to agricultural activities and laying down provisions to prevent the abandonment and reduction of agricultural lands.
This Regional Act sets forth rules and principles governing the conservation of soil, which is deemed to be a non renewable resource, essential for the protection of landscapes and ecosystem preservation. The regional authority, as well as local entities, are responsible for coordinating development policies and the preservation of surfaces of agricultural lands. To this end the Act provides for the identification of agricultural lands falling within the regional territory (art. 2) and provides for the lease of land to young farmers.