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Crown Acquisition of Lands Act (Cap. 46.05).

Country/Territory
Tuvalu
Document type
Legislation
Date
1954 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Tuvalu Revised Edition 2008.
Long title
An Act to regulate the acquisition of land by the crown for public purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Expropriation
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

The Act regulates the acquisition of land by the Crown for public purposes. 'Public purposes' is defined in section 2. It establishes the power to acquire land for any public purpose and powers to make a preliminary investigation made pursuant to section 4.Whenever the Minister resolves that any lands are required for a public purpose the Minister shall give notice to the proprietors of the said lands and to the mortgagees, encumbrances and lessees thereof, or to such of them as shall after reasonable inquiry be known to him, which notice may be in the form in the Schedule or to the like effect. Disputes regarding compensation shall be settled by the High court.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org