Alienation of Freehold Land Act 1972. Country/Territory Samoa Document type Legislation Date 1972 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Consolidated Acts of Samoa 2014. Long titleAn Act to control the alienation of freehold land to persons who are not resident citizens and to overseas corporations. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Foreign land tenure Transfer Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act concerns the alienation of freehold to foreigners. Sections 4 and 5 define the application sphere of the Act with respect to alienation of land to foreigners. Where any alienation to which this Act applies is entered into, the transaction shall be deemed to be entered into in contravention of this Act, unless an application for the written consent of the Head of State to the transaction is made in writing to the Minister within 3 months after the date of the transaction or within such further time as may be allowed by the Minister. No person shall enter into any transaction in contravention of this Act, whether as vendor, purchaser, lessor, lessee, or otherwise, and whether as principal or agent, or procure or induce any other person to enter into any transaction in contravention of this Act. Full text English Website www.paclii.org; www.parliament.gov.ws References - Legislation Amended by Land for Foreign Purposes Act 1993. Legislation | Samoa | 1992 Keyword: Foreign land tenure Source: FAO, FAOLEX