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Land Titles Investigation Act 1966.

Country/Territory
Samoa
Document type
Legislation
Date
1966
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Consolidated Acts of Samoa 2014.
Long title
An Act to authorise the setting up of a Commission to investigate and determine titles to certain lands, and claims thereto
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Traditional rights/customary rights Property rights
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act constitutes a Commission to investigate and determine titles to certain lands. Any person desiring to make a claim to the Commission to individual ownership of or property in any land in Western Samoa other than land undoubtedly held by him as individual property for an estate in fee simple created or confirmed by a Court Grant or a Crown Grant, may give notice in writing of his claim to the Secretary (sect. 15). The form of such notice is specified in section 16. The Commission shall investigate and decide on claims in accordance with section 17. If the Commission determines that any land is customary land, it shall not make any determination or order as to the ownership or control thereof.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org