Crown Title Act (Cap. 8.11). Country/Territory Montserrat (UK) Document type Legislation Date 2006 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to Repeal and replace the Crown Title Act (Cap. 08.11) to permit the registrar of lands to receive claims to unclaimed land, and for connected purposes. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Public land Dispute settlement Abandoned land/unoccupied land Private land Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act vests any interest in land remaining unclaimed since the coming into force of the Land Adjudication Act, and which by the provisions of section 17(1) of that Act were deemed to be Crown Land, shall, if not claimed by 31 December, 2020, in the Crown. Any person who claims any right or any interest in land which has not already been claimed by that person under the Land Adjudication Act, shall, if he or she does not claim his or her right or interest in that land within one year from the coming into force of this Act, forfeit such right and the land shall vest in the Crown. The Registrar shall determine disputes regarding title or boundary. Sections 147 to 149 of the Registered Land Act shall apply to the procedure of an appeal at court against decisions of the Registrar. Full text English Website agc.gov.ms References - Legislation Repeals Crown Title Act (Cap. 8.11). Legislation | Montserrat (UK) | 1999 (2002) Keyword: Land tenure, Public land, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX