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Displaying 15141 - 15145 of 15550Decree No. 40/83 establishing the duties and competencies of the National Council of Agricultural Reform.
In compliance with article 77 of the Constitution this Decree establishes that the National Council of Agricultural Reform (hereafter called "the Council") is a national organ for coordination and consultancy in the field of agriculture. This Decree is divided into 12 articles dealing with duties and competencies of the Council, which is given administrative and financial autonomy. Article 2 details the composition of the Council; administrative duties and competencies are dealt with in articles 3 and 4.
Decree No. 41/83 establishing duties and competencies of Agricultural Reform Committees.
In compliance with article 77 of the Constitution, this Decree creates an Agricultural Reform Committee for each local government council. This Decree is divided into 20 articles dealing with duties and competencies of such Committees and Sub-Committees. Administrative duties and competencies (arts. 3-7). Each Committee shall enjoy the administrative support of its own secretariat and may also benefit from technical experts' consultancy by requesting it to the National Council of Agricultural Reform (art. 8).
Decree No. 42/83 establishing, in compliance with Act No. 9/III/82 article 6, the priority of implementing the Agricultural Reform.
This Decree, in compliance with article 6 of the Law on Agricultural Reform, and with article 77 of the Constitution, establishes certain priorities for the implementation of the Agricultural Reform: (a) concession of usufruct rights to farmers of agricultural lands belonging to the State, municipal and other public authorities; (b) expropriation and concession in usufruct of lands (or portions of them) to be expropriated (3 specific localities are specified in the text), etc.
Order No. 9/75 abrogating the Rural Committees for Land Leasing.
With this Order, and according to Act No. 1/75 of 5 July 1975, the Government of Cape Verde abrogates the Rural Committees for Land Leasing ("Comissao Arbitral de Arrendamento Rural", created by Order No. 7873, Chapter 8 of 24 July 1976) and establishes that all their competencies be transferred to the Ordinary Law Court.
Decree-Law No. 98/91 of 24 August 1991 establishing Law Courts' jurisdiction for matters relating to usufruct, lease or joint lease of rural lands, or portions of them.
This Decree-Law establishes that matters concerning usufruct, lease or joint lease of rural lands, or portions of them, are under the Law Courts' jurisdiction (art. 1). This Decree-Law deals with cases in which a tenant, or usufructuary, has been evicted. It establishes defences which can be presented (with or without legal representation) to the local Law Court, according to the Civil Code (art. 2). The evicted tenant may request the temporary return of the land in compliance with arts. 393-395 of the Civil Code (art. 3).