This Act makes provision with respect to contracts relative to agricultural small tenancies. Section 8 concerns the termination of a contract of tenancy in the case of serious offence by the tenant against his or her duty to keep the land in good order. A tenant may assign, with the consent of the landlord, assign his interest in a registered land at any time to a person or persons (sect. 10). Sub-letting is prohibited. Rights of the landlord are set out in section 16. Part II deals with compensations for improvement.

" Lease is timely compensable contract based possession and use of land, other natural resources, enterprises (associations) and other property complexes and other property necessary to a lessee for independent performance of economic and other activity". Lease is allowed in all branches of economy and may apply to property of all types and forms of ownership (art. 3).

This Legislative Decree aims at land and environmental planning. The present Decree is composed of 20 articles. Article 1 deals with terms and definitions. Article 2 specifies the scope of this Decree. Article 3 defines requirements and conditions for the division of land. Article 4 decrees that the division of land or amendment of division should be adopted by the Ministry of Housing in accordance with provisions of this Decree and of its Implementing Regulations. Requirements and conditions for the division and planning of land shall be provided for in the Implementing Regulations (art.

This Law defines the legal regime of refused agricultural lands (lands which are not accepted into use or ownership by farmers). Refused lands are considered as State agricultural lands. They are transferred to the administration of the General Directorate of Forests and Pastures. The latter, through its regional directorates and in collaboration with the land distribution commissions, determines the areas of refused lands based on the data given by the municipalities and communes and certified by the immovable property offices.

The present Law is composed of 12 Sections dealing with: (a) general provisions (Sect. 1); (b) the right of ownership (Sect. 2); (c) purchase and amortization (Sect. 3); (d) lease (Sect. 4); (e) other rights related to immovable property (Sect. 5); (f) expropriation for public needs (Sect. 6); (g) right of use of public immovable property (Sect. 7); (h) land consolidation (Sect. 8); (i) cadastre and land registration (Sect. 9); (j) cessation of the right of ownership and its legal protection (Sect. 10); (k) dispute settlement (Sect. 11); (l) coming into effect of the Law (Sect. 12).

The Act makes provisions for the validation of leases of land concerned to the Cook Islands Government Property Corporation, for the preservation of rights of owners of leased lands, for the determination of interests of successors, for the establishment of the Naharakura Development Trust and for the payment of proceeds of leases into the Trust.The leases set out in the Schedule are confirmed provided that owners may seek adequate compensation for the alienation of rights. An application for this purpose may be made by any owner of the leased lands to the Land Division of the High Court.

The Act amends the Rarotonga Motus (Prohibition of Leases) Act 1981-1982 by redefining the area to which the principal Act applies.

Amends: Rarotonga Motus (Prohibition of Leases) Act 1981-1982 (No. 21 of 1981-1982) (1982-04-06)

This Act continues into being the Crofters Commission and provides with respect to crofting, a particular form of land tenure exercised in Scotland and related matters such acquisition of land by crofters. The Commission was established by the he Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955.

The Act provides with respect to the amount of compensation payable for damage to agricultural crops and fruit trees. Where the damage amounts to total destruction, the compensation shall be calculated at the rates set out in the Schedule. If the damage is partial, the compensation shall be calculated on that proportion of the amount for total destruction directly attributable to the damage as may be determined by assessors appointed by the parties within four days of the occurrence of the damage.

This Law establishes the procedure for leasing land to natural and legal persons of the Republic of Lithuania and foreign states as well as to joint ventures and firms with foreign capital, and regulates the relations between the lessee and the lessor. The Law describes in article 2 the concept of lease, prescribes in article 3 the form of a lease contracts, whereas article 4 prescribes the contents of a lease contract. Article 6 provides for the leasing of state-owned land by competitive bidding. Lessees shall meet requirements set out in article 7.

The present Law regulates relations arising from contracts of lease of constructions, land or natural resources.The Law consists of 94 articles divided into 16 Chapters which carry, inter alia, the following titles: General provisions (1); Lease agreement (2), Ownership under lease (3); Alteration, cancellation, termination, and extension of lease agreements (4); Protection of lessee's rights of ownership (5); Buying out of (leased) property (15); Free of Charge transfer of State property (16).Chapters 6 to 14 deal with leasing of enterprises and labour and related matters.

Dhekan farms are independent commercial enterprises with legal form and capacity as described in article 2. Such farms can voluntarily unite and join cooperative societies. Qualified persons have a preferential right on the granting of land plots. Such land is granted on the basis of conditions specified in article 6. District authorities shall create land funds for purposes of Dhekan development (art. 7). Certificates proving the right on a Dhekan farm are given out by the State. Lease shall be regulated by contract (art. 8). Dhekan farms shall be registered in accordance with article 11.