This Act concerns adjudication procedures and registration of rights and interests in land in areas as defined by Order of the Governor. The Adjudication Officer shall be in charge of the adjudication. The Adjudication Area shall be divided by this public officer in into two or more adjudication sections. Except with the consent in writing of the Adjudication Officer, no action concerning land or rights to land in an adjudication section shall be begun in any civil court until proceedings under this Act have been completed.

This Act makes provision for the registration of land and related matters. It also defines certain rights relating to land and the effect of registration. The Act establishes a land register, which shall comprise a register in respect of every parcel which has been adjudicated in accordance with the Land Adjudication Act, 1978 and a register of leases required to be registered by this Act. Various provisions concern leases of registered land and charges on land.

This Act provides for the imposition of an annual levy on land owned by an absentee (as defined by this Act. The levy shall be charged on the unimproved value of the land, i.e. the capital sum that might be expected to be offered for the fee simple with vacant possession of the land at a bona fide sale on such reasonable terms and conditions as a bona fide seller would require, it being assumed that no improvements had been made on or to the parcel of land. The Act allows for objections to be lodged against assessment of value.

This Act provides for procedures for the removal of squatters from land. Any person who claims possession of land which he or she alleges is occupied by a person who entered into or remained in occupation without his or her licence or consent, or that of any predecessor in title, may make application to the Court to recover possession of the land. The Act also defines powers of the police force to enter on to land in the possession of trespassers and remove them and their belongings.

La presente Ley adopta el Código Agrario de la República de Panamá que tiene como fundamento regular la actividad agraria, las empresas y los contratos agrarios y el aprovechamiento sostenible del suelo, así como determinar la organización de la jurisdicción agraria.

Enmienda: Ley Nº 37 - Código Agrario. (1962-09-21)

El presente Acuerdo establece de manera obligatoria el control y manejo de plantaciones abandonadas, presumiendo que una plantación se encuentra abandonada cuando la persona natural o jurídica que haya obtenido el certificado de registro como productor o productor-exportador no lo haya renovado.

Implementa: Resolución Nº 23 - Disposiciones sobre la sanidad vegetal para plantas, productos vegetales y de propagación de especies ornamentales para exportación. (2006-06-27)

El presente Acuerdo modifica el Reglamento autónomo para la adquisición de tierras, en relación a los suplentes de los miembros de la Comisión Técnica Permanente de Análisis y Calificación de Fincas.

Enmienda: Acuerdo Nº 62 - Reglamento autónomo para la adquisición de tierras. (2010-09-13)

La présente loi a pour objet d'adapter la législation actuellement applicable en matière de mise en valeur des terres incultes ou manifestement sous-exploitées dans les collectivités d'outre-mer de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin.
 L'article 1er reprend à l'identique, sous la seule réserve de la désignation des institutions particulières à ces deux collectivités, les modifications apportées aux dispositions du code rural et de la pêche maritime qui régissent la mise en valeur des terres incultes ou manifestement sous-exploitées dans les départements d'outre-mer par l'ordonnance n° 2011-

This Decree lays down detailed provisions governing the procedures to be followed in respect of interventions for rehabilitating uncultivated and abandoned lands within Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Implements: Regional Act No. 10 on interventions for the preservation and rehabilitation of uncultivated and abandoned lands in mountain territories. (2010-06-16)

This Act establishes an office to be called the Public Trust Office and provides for the appointment of the Public Trustee. The Public Trustee shall be responsible for the management of the Public Trust Office. The Public Trustee may be appointed executor, administrator or trustee by trust instrument. The Act also defines the powers and duties of the Public Trustee in respect of land affected by a mortgage or security.

These Rules, made under section 11 of the Commonage Act, concern commoners in the Savannah Sound area. The Rules require commoners to register with the Commissioner and specify conditions for registration as a commoner and the application for land by a commoner. The Rules also, among other things: regulate elections and meetings of commoners; provide rules regarding the setting of fire to land; provide for resolution of disputes between commoners in relating to the use of land by the Land Policy Committee; and secure free access to water resources by commoners.

These Rules, made under section 11 of the Commonage Act, concern commoners in the Harbour Island and Spanish Wells area. The commoners shall register with the Commissioner who may convene meetings of commoners.