Land Transfer Act. Country/Territory Fiji Document type Legislation Date 1971 (1979) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Fiji, Cap. 131. Long titleAn 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