Land and Titles (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 1 of 2016).

Subject

Land & soil

Keyword

Land tenure Land reform Expropriation Liability/compensation

Geographical area

Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific

Abstract

This Act amends the Land and Titles Act by inserting a new section (142A), which makes provision with respect to resumption of fixed-term estates created under section 100 of the principal Act. The Land Board may resume all or part of the estate to use the relevant land for public purposes by: (a) giving the owner of the estate 6 months written notice of the resumption; and (b) paying the owner reasonable compensation for the resumption. The section sets out the consideration for determining the amount of reasonable compensation.

Full text

English

Website

www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Amends

Land and Titles Act.

Legislation | Solomon Islands | 1969 (2005)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Land tenure, Land reform, Ownership, Traditional rights/customary rights, Cadastre/land registration, Lease, Common property, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Agricultural land, Contract/agreement, Court/tribunal, Land commission, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Liability/compensation, Prescription/adverse possession, Public land, Right of use, Servitude, Subdivision of land, Survey/mapping, Expropriation, Use restrictions, Vested rights/existing rights, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX