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Decree-Law No. 39/83 regulating land expropriation procedures, in compliance with the Agricultural Reform.

Country/Territory
Cabo Verde
Document type
Legislation
Date
1983
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
FAO Collection of the Ministry of Rural Development and Fisheries: Published legislation 1975-1985, pp. 134-142.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Expropriation Land reform Agricultural land
Geographical area
Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa
Abstract

This Decree-Law regulates land expropriation procedures, in compliance with article 75, paragraph 1, point (f) of the Constitution. Article 3 deals with requests for land expropriation, documents needed, and other requirements. Expropriation requests (also non-written) should be notified to the competent Committee (as established in article 2 of the present Decree-Law), or to the Agricultural Reform Cabinet. The expropriation request must be registered in the "Expropriation Procedures Registration Book" after approval by the Ministry of Rural Development (art. 5). Articles 6-8 specify the documents required for each specific case of expropriation. Article 9 concerns, in particular, cases in which the landowner does not exploit or has abandoned his land. Articles 10-23 describe further administrative procedures for land expropriation (duties of the Committee; notification of the expropriation to the Committee, landowner(s), lessee(s); claims; sanctions and penalties; etc.).

Full text
Portuguese

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decision of 27 October 1983 approving the model form for land expropriation according to the Agricultural Reform.

Legislation | Cabo Verde | 1983

Keyword: Expropriation, Agricultural land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX