Land Acquisition Act (Cap. 215). Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, Consolidated Edition of 2006. Long titleAn Act to make the provisions for the acquisition of land and easements in the public interest and to provide for matters connected therewith. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Expropriation Land valuation Servitude Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act provides with respect to the acquisition of land or rights in land for public purposes. The Minister may direct the acquiring officer to investigate in the suitability of land for acquisition and to serve notices of investigation or intended acquisition on the custom owners or persons interested in the land. The Minister shall decide whether that land or easement shall be acquired after having heard possible objections of owners and the acquiring officer's recommendations on those objections. Where the Minister decides under section 4 that a particular land or easement should be acquired under this Act, he or she shall make a written declaration to that effect. Other provisions concern compensation and other procedures for the taking of possession by the State and appeals to the Supreme Court. Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Amended by Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act (No. 34 of 2000). Legislation | Vanuatu | 2000 Keyword: Expropriation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 31 of 2014). Legislation | Vanuatu | 2014 Keyword: Expropriation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Liability/compensation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act No. 5 of 2017. Legislation | Vanuatu | 2017 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Liability/compensation, Cadastre/land registration, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Lease Source: FAO, FAOLEX