This Act provides rules for the valuation of land by land valuers registered and licensed under this Act. It also defines the functions of the Ministry responsible for lands for purposes of this Act and establishes the Land Professionals Registration Committee (Land Valuation). The Committee…

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…

This Act provides for rules for the practice of land surveys by qualified land surveyors who are registered and licensed under this Act. It concerns in particular survey plans and the conduct of surveys. It also defines the functions of the Ministry responsible for lands for purposes of this Act…

This Act provides for the continuation of the Development Bank of Samoa as a body corporate, defines its functions and powers and provides with respect to its functioning and operations.The principal functions of the Bank shall be to promote the expansion of the economy of Samoa for the economic…

This Act makes provision for the administration of estates of deceased persons and the distribution of intestate estates. The estates of deceased persons shall be administered by an administrator appointed by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall continue to have jurisdiction and authority…

This Act concerns limitations applying to legal action such as actions of contract and tort; actions to recover land, registered title and rent; actions to recover money secured by a mortgage or charge or to recover proceeds of the sale of land; actions in respect of trust property or the…

This Act continues the Samoa Trust Estates Corporation. The functions of the Corporation shall include: (a) to control, manage, and develop as trustee for and on behalf of the people of Samoa: (i) the assets of the Corporation vested in it; and (ii) any other assets that the Corporation may have…

This Act provides for the recognition of Samoans and the registration of persons declared by the Court to be Samoans. The Act also provides that no person other than a Samoan shall be eligible: (a) to hold a matai title; (b) to hold the pule over any land; (c) to use any land as of right other…

This Act amends the Land Titles Registration Act 2008 in respect of exclusion of customary land from the definition of "land" and various consequential amendments, including amendments of provisions on recording of customary land for which a judgement has been passed. The record of…

This Order shall apply only to Crown land, European land, and European interests in Native land. It shall be the duty of the Registrar appointed under this Order to prepare, in such manner as may be approved by the Chief Judge of the High Court, a register, to be called the Land Register, of the…

These Rules of the Head of State, made under section 92(1) of the Land Titles Registration Act 2008, provide for the registration of title or other interests in land and specifically for the service of a Notice by the Registrar under section 5(1)(h) of the Act and attestation of execution of any…

The Act concerns claims enforceable by or against the Government and related civil proceedings. Subject to this Act and any other Act, all debts, damages, duties, sums of money, land, or goods, due, payable or belonging to the Government, is to be sued for and recovered by proceedings taken for…