Land Ordinance 1949 (Ordinance No. 28 of 1949). Country/Territory Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Document type Legislation Date 1949 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Ordinance to consolidate the law as to land. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Basic legislation Contract/agreement Lease Ownership Private land Agricultural land Cadastre/land registration Subdivision of land Land valuation Public land Urban land Vested rights/existing rights Protected area Geographical area Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes 31st December 1949. Abstract The Ordinance provides for the discipline of deeds, lease in particular, registrations, and demonstration of title by vesting deeds. Subject to this section, any person who claims to have been in actual and open possession of any land for such a period of time that, after taking into account, where appropriate, the period of time any other person through whom he claims has prior to him been in possession of the land, the right of any person to bring an action for possession of that land against him has been barred, may apply in accordance with this section to the Registrar General to execute in his favour a Vesting Deed of the land. Full text English Website legislation.gov.fk