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Land Reserves (Other Than Indian and Carib Reserves) Regulations.

Country/Territory
Belize
Document type
Regulation
Date
1966
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
The Subsidiary Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2003, CAP. 191.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Public land Land tenure Agricultural land Protected area Use restrictions
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

Rules relative to occupation of land in the Land Reserves other than Indian and Carib Reserves. All the lands set out in the first column of the Schedule hereto are hereby declared to be Reserves for the use and occupation of any person resident in Belize, for farming and residential purposes. So long as sufficient land is available any person who wishes to occupy land in any Reserve contained in the Schedule, for the purpose of growing annual crops may do so and may build a house thereon, subject to the issue of a written permit by the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys or the person designated by him: provided that no person shall occupy more land for cultivation under one permit than the maximum area set forth in the Schedule. Any dispute between occupiers as to the boundaries of their holdings shall be decided by the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys. The Government reserves the right to sell, lease, grant licences over, or in any other way deal with any Crown land within any Reserve which is not occupied. The Commissioner of Lands and Surveys may withdraw any permission if the land is not within a specified period cleared or cultivated or any other condition specified has been disregarded.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Implements

National Lands Act 1992.

Legislation | Belize | 1992

Keyword: Basic legislation, Public land, Lease, Transfer, Cadastre/land registration, Land tenure

Source: FAO, FAOLEX