Decree containing rules relative to the legal status of lands allocated before 1 July 1982. Country/Territory Suriname Document type Regulation Date 1982 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Lease Public land Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural land Transfer Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America Abstract This Decree stipulates that there will be no change in the legal status of lands issued before the entry into force of the "Decree on the Issue of Domain Land", on the understanding that if the term of titles under which the lands were issued has expired, the right will no longer be extended. Also, the Land Policy Principles Decree also applies to the lands referred to above. Both natural and legal persons may request the Minister for Natural Resources and Energy to convert the title in such lands to lease(hold). If this is not done, the land may return to the public domain. The present Decree sets out procedures for conversion of title. Full text Dutch Website www.swm-programme.info References - Legislation Amended by Act amending the Decree containing rules relative to the the juridical status of lands allocated before 1 July 1982. Legislation | Suriname | 2019 Keyword: Land tenure, Lease, Public land, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural land, Transfer Source: FAO, FAOLEX