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Chapter 10 of Title 42 of the Pohnpei State Code - Land Use Designations.

Country/Territory
Micronesia, Fed. States
Territorial subdivision
Pohnpei
Document type
Legislation
Date
1978 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Public land Lease Agricultural land Transfer
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Chapter empowers the Public Lands Trust Board of Trustees to sell, lease or dedicate for public purpose specified lands held in trust by the Board for specified purposes. The Chapter specifies for each piece of land conditions or restrictions applying to the power of the Board to sell, lease or dedicate to public purposes such land. The Chapter defines “active use” by the Government. Land shall revert to the Board if such active use of the Government ceases. “Active use” includes use by the national government of interests in land and other real property for public utilities of water and wastewater treatment. The purposes for which the land is used include agricultural use and operating of fishery facilities.

Full text
English
Website
www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj