The purpose of introduction of land charges is the creation of conditions for the rational use of lands, the protection and development, increase soil fertility, equalizing of the social-economic managing conditions on the lands of different quality. The use of land in the Republic of Tajikistan is chargeable. The payment for land is levied annually from land users in the form of the land tax and leasing fee. The document consists of 11 Articles. Article 1 establishes chargeable use of land. Article 2 regards establishment of the land tax.

The Circular states the procedures for the mortgage of the land use right value and assets affixed to land by foreign investors at credit institutions; it defines the terms for presenting documents, dossiers, maps of the land, and prices as determined by appointed Committees in the provinces and cities where land is available to be mortgaged.

Actually, the amendments and implementations deal mostly with the legal bodies that are indicated as competent in terms of approval and assignment of land use, the activities related to those assignments, procedures involved in order to modify use rights, the certification of use rights, the subjects entitled to those rights.

Implements: Land Law. (1993-07-14)
Amends: Land Law. (1993-07-14)

A person who receives a notice for a claim for collective enfranchisement made under Part I of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 must respond by giving a counter-notice admitting or opposing the claim. These Regulations prescribe a requirement, in addition to those specified in section 21 of the Act, as regards the contents of the counter-notice.

These Regulations amend the Leasehold Reform (Notices) Regulations 1997 and provide a new form to be used by landlords replying to claims for enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. Provisions of this Act which are relevant to the Form in the Schedule to these Regulations have been amended by the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 as mentioned in the Notes to the Form. The new Form is to be used for notices in reply given on or after the date these Regulations come into force.

These Regulations provide new forms of notices to be used by tenants applying for enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. Forms which are substantially to the same effect as those prescribed may also be used.

An Ordinance to provide for title and registration of rights in native land.The Act consists of 64 sections divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary (I); Titles to native land (II); Alienation (III); The Land Court (IV); Lands Code (V); Leases (VI); Survey (VII); Penalties (VIII); General (IX).Section 4 concerns indefeasibility of title of native title subject to specified conditions. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance native land shall not be alienated, whether by sale, gift, lease or otherwise, to a person who is not a native (sect. 5).

This Act provides that when any land accretes after the date of commencement of the lease or sub-lease, such accreted land shall be, included in the lease or sub-lease. The lessor and lessee in the lease or sub-lease as the case may be, may at any time in writing signed by both of them exclude or modify provisions to this extent.

Amends: Native Lands Ordinance. (1977)

In case of existence of a right of pre-emption on an arable land or farm, the proprietor must notice the offer to buy, before the stipulation of the contract, to the persons entitled to pre-emption or privileged lease. The Decree contains detailed rules regarding the way of notification and acceptance or renouncement of the entitled person to pre-emption or privileged lease.

The Regulation provides for the protection of the economical integrity of agricultural enterprises, and their sustainability by preventing land fragmentation due to inheritance proceedings. A three-member commission shall assess the economic status of any agricultural enterprise in the provinces. The implementation procedure shall follow the criteria issued in the Implementation Regulation. The minimum size ceiling required for the partition of agricultural lands is listed in the Regulation. Enterprises engaged in mushroom production, livestock breeding and fisheries could not be divided.

This Act concerns control of the transfer or otherwise granting of rights in customary land (as defined by the Constitution). It shall not be lawful to lease or license any customary land for any agricultural or pastoral purpose to any Samoan who is not for the time being holder of a Matai title.

This Act concerns the government of Samoa. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act, or in any rule of law, or in any lease, it shall not be lawful for any person to distrain for rent. The only other provision of this Act concerns legal capacity and status of married women.