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Acquisition of Land by Aliens Law.

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Territorial subdivision
Enugu
Document type
Legislation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
A Law to make provisions for regulating the procedure for the acquisition by aliens of land in the State and for connected purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Foreign land tenure Authorization/permit Cadastre/land registration Land tenure Property rights
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Law makes provisions for the procedures regulating the acquisition of land. Amongst other things, it provides that aliens may only acquire land with the approval of the governor of the State. To this regard, the Law has penal provisions for aliens who occupy land unlawfully. The Law contains a subsidiary legislation which contains the form for the application of the Governor’s approval for the acquisition of land by an alien.

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