Land (Non-residents) Ordinance 1999 (Ordinance No. 14 of 1999). Country/Territory Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Ordinance to replace Part II of the Aliens Ordinance and the Land (Sub-division for Non-residents) Ordinance 1995 with fresh provision as to the acquisition of land in the Falkland Islands by non-residents. Subject Land & soil Keyword Foreign land tenure Land tenure Authorization/permit Inheritance Business/industry/corporations Ownership Geographical area Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South Atlantic Abstract For the purposes of this Ordinance, an individual shall be regarded as being resident in the Falkland Islands if under the provisions of section 22(5) of the Constitution he is to be regarded as belonging to the Falkland Islands; and he is ordinarily resident in the Falkland Islands; or if he has under the provisions of the Immigration Ordinance 1987 been granted a permanent residence permit and he is ordinarily resident in the Falkland Islands. For the purposes of this Ordinance, a body corporate is to be regarded as being resident in the Falkland Islands if it is a statutory corporation created or continued under any Ordinance of the Falkland Islands; if it is a company incorporated in the Falkland Islands and at least seventy-five per cent of its share capital carrying voting rights at general meetings of the company are beneficially owned by individuals who are to be regarded as being resident in the Falkland Islands. Certain companies doing business in the Falkland Islands and meet specific requirements under section 3 are treated as resident. Under the Ordinance "land" includes land wholly or partly covered by water and includes any building or structure forming part of any land and any interest in land; "interest in land" includes a mortgage, charge or debenture affecting land, any right to occupy land and any equitable interest in land. Full text English Website legislation.gov.fk