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Acquisition of Land (Land Settlement) Act (Cap. 62:06).

Country/Territory
Guyana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1957 (1959)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Guyana.
Long title
An Act to make provision for the acquisition of lands to be used for the purpose of land settlement.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Expropriation
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America
Abstract

This Act empowers the Minister to declare any land settlement scheme to be a public work under section 3 of the Acquisition of Land for Public Purposes Act. A land settlement scheme is defined as including any project intended to secure land for the establishment of farmers as an organized settlement or for distribution by sale, lease or otherwise to persons individually for agricultural purposes. The Act further provides for (assessment of) compensation, power to acquire land by lease.

Full text
English
Website
legalaffairs.gov.gy

References - Legislation

Amends

Acquisition of Lands For Public Purposes Act (Cap. 62:05).

Legislation | Guyana | 1914 (2001)

Keyword: Expropriation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX