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Land (Amendment) Act 1997 (Act No. 3 of 1997).

Country/Territory
Tonga
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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