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Land Lease Commission Act of 1993.

Country/Territory
Marshall Islands
Document type
Legislation
Date
1993 (2005)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish a commission to review all land leases to safeguard the rights of landowners and successors in interest and to ensure compliance with the rules of customary law applicable thereto.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Lease Institution Dispute settlement
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

A Commission is established to review all land leases prior to execution to ensure that the interests of all relevant landowners and successors in interest are adequately safeguarded and protected. The review serves the purpose of avoiding land right disputes mainly involving foreign investors and (local) landowners and successors in interest. The Commission shall be headed by the Attorney-General. The Commission shall approve and submit to the Clerk of Court for filing, only those land leases which are in compliance with the provisions of section 404.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org