Act amending the Decree containing rules relative to the the juridical status of lands allocated before 1 July 1982. Country/Territory Suriname Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad, No. 120 of 2019. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Lease Public land Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural land Transfer Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America Abstract This Act amends the Decree containing rules relative to the the juridical status of lands allocated before 1 July 1982 so as to take away uncertainty of legal title (lease(hold)) to former domain lands, the title to which was required to be converted by making an application to the Ministry. This Act clarifies conditions and procedures for such application. If no application is made, then the land will return to the public domain, although there is still an opportunity to acquire a leasehold for those who have observed conditions regarding cultivation, construction and land development more generally. Full text Dutch References - Legislation Amends Decree containing rules relative to the legal status of lands allocated before 1 July 1982. Legislation | Suriname | 1982 Keyword: Land tenure, Lease, Public land, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural land, Transfer Source: FAO, FAOLEX