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Land Leases (Amendment) Act 1995 (Act No. 2 of 1995).

Country/Territory
Vanuatu
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Vanuatu Sessional Legislation 1995.
Long title
An Act to amend the Land Leases Act [CAP 163].
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Cadastre/land registration Lease Transfer
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

Amendments of the principal Act are made by this Act in relation to: definitions (sect. 1 of the principal Act), the Land Leases Register (sects. 2,4), registered leases and freehold titles in estates in the framework of the coming into force of the Freehold Titles Act No. 13 of 1994 (sects. 8, 13, 14, 15, 22, 30, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 66, 67, 69, 71, 72, 76, 91 and 107). Section 12A provides that the Director may combine or subdivide freehold estates in specified cases. Section 62A specifies obligations implied in transfer relating to freehold estates on the part of the transferor and the transferee. Some provisions also concern mortgages.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Amends

Land Leases Act (Cap. 163).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 1984 (2006)

Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Cadastre/land registration, Survey/mapping, Institution, Servitude, Common property

Source: FAO, FAOLEX