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 titleAn 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