Land Groups Incorporation Act (Chapter 147). Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Legislation Date 1974 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to: (a) recognise the corporate nature of customary groups; and (b) to allow them to hold, manage and deal with land in their customary names, and for related purposes. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Institution Non-governmental entity Common property Traditional rights/customary rights Geographical area Oceania, Small Island Developing States Abstract The purposes of this Act are: to encourage greater participation by local people in the national economy, to make better use of land, to create greater certainty of title, and to provide for better and more effectual settlement of disputes. The Minister may appoint a Registrar of Incorporated Land Groups under section 3. Part III concerns the recognition of customary corporations by the Registrar. Applications for recognition may be made by "customary groups" under section 5. Section 7 provides Full text English Website www.paclii.org