Land Act No. 9/04. Country/Territory Angola Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 90, 9.11.2004, pp. 2119-2136. Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Basic legislation Agricultural land Authorization/permit Cadastre/land registration Classification/declassification Common property Cooperative/producer organization Dispute settlement Expropriation Inheritance Institution Land consolidation Land tenure Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Public land Registration Right of use Urban land Range Servitude Traditional rights/customary rights Water rights Geographical area Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 90 days after its publication. Abstract This Law, composed of 89 articles divided in 5 chapters, regulates the general principles on land rights. In particular, the Law rules on: property rights, rural community rights, natural resources’ use and protection measures, land expropriation, land concession, territorial planning, land classification, and registration procedures. Article 1 establishes that rural lands and paths belonging to pubic/private private domain оr to local authorities/individuals are under a regime of servitude of passage or integrated into communal lands, according to customary law, in order to allow access cattle to pastures оu water sources and other traditional utilities of rural communities. Moreover, the Law indicates the competent authorities and their related functions. Finally, the Law regulates the procedural provisions. Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Repeals Decree No. 32/95 approving the implementing Regulation of Act No. 21-C/92 on ownership, concession and use of agricultural land. Legislation | Angola | 1995 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Agricultural land, Authorization/permit, Land tenure, Concession, Registration, Land-use planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act No. 21-C/92 on ownership, concession and use of agricultural land. Legislation | Angola | 1992 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Agricultural land, Authorization/permit, Land tenure, Lease, Ownership, Concession, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree No. 58/07 approving the General Regulation for Land Concession. Legislation | Angola | 2007 Keyword: Concession, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Right of use, Land reform, Land tenure, Registration, Cadastre/land registration, Pastoralism, Range, Servitude, Traditional rights/customary rights, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX