The objects of the Act are (a) to simplify the title to land; (b) to facilitate dealings with land; (c) to secure indefeasibility of title to registered proprietors except in certain cases specified in this Act; (d) to facilitate access to information about administrative interests and other information in respect of land; and (e) to facilitate the collection and disposal of information in relation to land or to the buying or selling of land.

The Act amends certain provisions of the Expropriation Act of 1975 relating to the tariffs of court and other fees in connection with the proceedings before compensation courts.

Amends: Expropriation Act 1975 (No. 63 of 1975). (1975-06-20)

This Act amends the Expropriation Act of 1975 in order to replace certain official designations; to delete certain obsolete expressions and references; to make new provision regarding the rate at which interest is payable on outstanding amounts of compensation; to delete the rules according to which the value of goodwill is calculated in the determination of amounts of compensation; and to make new provision regarding the requirements for the appointment of a president of a compensation court from the ranks of magistrates and former magistrates; and to provide for incidental matters.

La presente Ley tiene por objeto los contratos de cultivo, entendiendo por ellos los contratos de arrendamiento rústico, aparcería y, en general, todos los contratos, cualquiera que sea su denominación, por los cuales se cede onerosamente el aprovechamiento agrícola, ganadero o forestal de una finca rústica, que puede incluir una explotación agraria, entendida como un conjunto de bienes y derechos que conforman una unidad económica.

Deputy Minister of Taxes and Dues, for the purpose of conformation of the Instruction No.29 of 1995 of the Federal Tax Service to the legislation currently in force, orders to make the following amendments and addenda: 1). Item 4 is supplemented with the following paragraph “Land tax for the abandoned plots of land or not used in accordance their predestination is doubled”. 2). Item 29 is supplemented with a new paragraph “Tax-payers that have not duly paid land tax must be made answerable and pay this tax for the period of no more than 3 previous years.

This Decree, consisting of 6 Chapters, regulates access to land and acquisition of land rights in order to implement petroleum operations within public or private territory of Angola. It is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Cadastre (Chap. II); Coordination of interventions (Chap. III); Procedures for land right concession to perform petroleum operations (Chap. IV); Guarantees of the Title land right owner (Chap. V); Final provisions (Chap. VI).

Implements: Decree No. 58/07 approving the General Regulation for Land Concession. (2007-07-13)

El presente Decreto Ley autoriza la entrega de tierras estatales ociosas en concepto de usufructo a personas naturales o jurídicas, las que serán utilizadas en forma racional y sostenible de conformidad con la aptitud de uso del suelo para la producción agropecuaria.

Implementado por: Decreto Nº 282 - Reglamento para la implementación de la entrega de tierras ociosas en usufructo. (2008-08-27)
Revocado por: Decreto Ley Nº 300 - Entrega de tierras estatales ociosas en usufructo. (2012-09-20)

A Decree to promote tree planting, regeneration and protection of forests among people in order to increase and enrich forest areas in Lao PDR. The 28 Articles are divided into 5 Chapters: General Provisions (I); Legitimate Persons to Receive Land Allocations for Plantations (II); Legitimate Allocation of Forest for Management (III); Incentives, Benefits and their Restrictions (IV); Implementation (V). The State allocates land to residents for the establishment and management of plantations in order to reforest and enrich such lands (art. 5).

The Governor shall appoint a Commission to deal with concessions confirmed by the Chief Court. Any concession or grant on land conferring any of the rights listed in article 4 shall be suspended until further notification is made according to the provisions of this Act.

This Act makes provision for wayleaves in favour of the Government on private lands for purposes of carrying out of public works and for the protection of such works on any lands. The term "private land" does not include any land sold or leased under any Act dealing with Government lands. The Government shall notify in advance the owner of land, of its intention to carry any sewer, drain or pipeline into, through, over or under any private land without the consent of the owner.

The Agricultural Policy for Nigeria is a sectoral national policy in force for the period of 1985-2000. The main objective of the document is to further develop and improve the performance of the country’s agricultural sector.The Policy envisages a series of measures to enable more inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems. Among others, it provides for a water supply for food crop production to be increased through the construction of irrigation structures, dams and boreholes in strategic food crop production zones.

This Decree provides for land use planning and plans; land recovery, compensation, support and resettlement in case of land recovery by the State; land prices and land rent rates; order of, and procedures for land recovery, allocation and lease; issuance of certificates of land use rights and ownership of house and other assets attached to land, and land use duration extension; and for land development funds.The Decree specifies the contents of land use planning at the national, provincial, district and commune level.