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Land (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 1 of 2013).

Country/Territory
Tonga
Document type
Legislation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Land Act to provide differently for certain effects of convictions of nobles.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Inheritance
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act amends the Land Act (Cap. 132) in sections 30, 37, 38, 40 and 41 by repealing "convicted of an indictable offence" and replacing those words with "convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for more than two years". Section 37 is further amended by adding a provision on suspension of sentence and its effects on loss of rights of inheritance. Sections 38 and 41 are further amended by repealing "conviction for an indictable offence" and replacing those words with "conviction of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for more than two years".

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

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