Decree No. 6/2018 approving the General Regulation of the Land Law. Country/Territory Guinea-Bissau Document type Regulation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim Oficial da República, Parte I, Supplement, No. 48. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Concession Right of use Cadastre/land registration Traditional rights/customary rights Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Land commission Land-use planning Enforcement/compliance Tax/levy Pastoralism Royalties/fees Coastal zone management Geographical area Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force 60 days after its publication. Abstract This Decree approves the General Regulation of the Land Law, approved by Law No. 5/98 of 28 April. The Regulation, consisting of 105 articles divided into eleven Chapters and two Annexes, establishes the measures for the application of Law No. 5/98, in particular with regard to customary land use, rural and surface concession, delimitation of local communities' lands, land commissions, land registration, grazing land and land institutions, responsible for land management. It establishes that are subject to specific regulation the following regimes: use and enjoyment of urban land, exploitation of geological, forestry and wildlife resources, protected areas, territorial planning, pastoralism, the insular and coastal zones and the tourist zone regime. In addition, it establishes land demarcation and registration, land taxation regime, including the concession fee and the transfer fee of concession titles, the land tax, the resolution of conflicts, etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Implements Land Act No. 5/98. Legislation | Guinea-Bissau | 1998 Keyword: Environmental planning, Land-use planning, Agricultural land, Urban land, Concession, Policy/planning, Basic legislation, Land tenure, Right of use, Cadastre/land registration, Traditional rights/customary rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX