Crown Lands Ordinance (Cap. 169). Country/Territory Dominica Document type Legislation Date 1960 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Dominica, vol. 11, pp.1577-1583. Long titleAn Ordinance relating to the administration and disposal of Crown lands. Subject Land & soil Keyword Public land Land tenure Lease Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract "Crown lands" means all lands within the Colony other than forest reserve within the meaning of the Forest Ordinance vested in the Crown or vested in the Administrator for the public uses of the Colony and shall include all lands which have been escheated to the Crown or may hereafter be otherwise acquired by the Crown. The Administrator may appoint a Crown Surveyor and a Commissioner of Lands under section 3. He may also from time to time grant, sell, exchange or lease any Crown lands, or any right or easement in or over them or any of them under section 4. The remaining provisions of this Act deal with inspection of land and land plans, regulation making powers of the Administrator in Council, penalties and sanctions in case of breach of conditions or provisions of this Act, and legal proceedings. (24 sections) Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Crown Lands Regulations, 1960. Legislation | Dominica | 1960 (1961) Keyword: Public land Source: FAO, FAOLEX