Custom Land Management (Amendment) Act (No. 12 of 2014). Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Custom Land Management Act No. 33 of2013. Subject Land & soil Keyword Court/tribunal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Traditional rights/customary rights Dispute settlement Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act amends the Custom Land Management Act with respect dispute resolution regarding custom land. It, among other things sets out (procedural) requirements for decisions by a nakamal to determine the custom owners of a land and provides that decisions of the Island Court, Supreme Court, single or joint area Customary Land Tribunal and island Customary Land Tribunal which determine the ownership of custom land and which were made before the commencement of this Act, are deemed to create a recorded interest in land in respect of the person or persons determined by such Court or Customary Land Tribunal to be the custom owners. Full text English Website mol.gov.vu References - Legislation Amends Custom Land Management Act (No.33 of 2013). Legislation | Vanuatu | 2013 Keyword: Basic legislation, Traditional rights/customary rights, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Lease, Cadastre/land registration, Community management, Institution, Land reform, Property rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX