Land (Amendment) Act 1997 (Act No. 3 of 1997). Country/Territory Tonga Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Land Act. Subject Land & soil Keyword Public land Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract Section 149 of the principal Act defines the jurisdiction of the Land Court. The jurisdiction of the Court is enlarged by adding a subsection (e) to section 149: The Court may now hear and determine any question or amount of damages, loss, compensation, mesne profit, rent or claim in respect of any allotment, lease, sublease. permit or interests of any kind in any land. Section 152 of the principal Act concerns Orders of Court regarding court proceedings. Full text English Website www.tonga-law.to References - Legislation Amends Land Act. Legislation | Tonga | 1927 (1988) Keyword: Basic legislation, Land tenure, Survey/mapping, Lease, Court/tribunal, Public land, Inheritance, Cadastre/land registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX