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Land Transfer Act.

Country/Territory
Fiji
Document type
Legislation
Date
1971 (1979)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Fiji, Cap. 131.
Long title
An Act to amend the law relating to the transfer of land and to the registration of title to land.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Basic legislation Land tenure Transfer Abandoned land/unoccupied land Agricultural land Cadastre/land registration Certification Common property Contract/agreement Court/tribunal Lease Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Right of use Servitude Subdivision of land
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act provides for a wide variety of matters relating to land, land use rights, transfer of land, etc. All land subject to the provisions of the Land (Transfer and Registration) Ordinance and every estate or interest therein and all instruments and dealings affecting any such land, estate or interest shall from the commencement of this Act be deemed to be subject to the provisions of this Act. Matters provided for include, amongst others; registration, grants of crown land, certificate of title and other matters relating to evidence of proprietorship, register of titles, effect of registration, procedure in case of transfer of land, creation of easement and profits, form and registration of leases, mortgages, title by possession to land, and removal of abandoned easements, transmission, trusts and trustees, judgments and execution, caveats, subdivisions of lands, special jurisdiction of the supreme court, etc.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Amended by

Land Transfer (Amendment) Decree (No. 45 of 2011).

Legislation | Fiji | 2011

Keyword: Land tenure, Transfer, Cadastre/land registration, Subdivision of land, Servitude, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX