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Lands and Buildings Taxes Act (Cap. 76:04).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Legislation
Date
1920 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Ministry of Legal Affairs.
Long title
An Act relating to taxes on Lands and Buildings outside the limits of the Municipal Areas.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Tax/levy Land valuation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act imposes a tax on all lands and buildings not being within the Cities of Port-of-Spain and San Fernando, or the Boroughs of Arima and Point Fortin. It also requires owners or occupiers of land or buildings to make returns and provides with respect to the assessment of the value of land or buildings, collection of taxes and appeal against assessment. It also provides for forfeiture of land as an enforcement measure. Any land forfeited under this Act may be dealt with as vacant or waste State lands.

Full text
English
Website
www.legalaffairs.gov.tt

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Property Tax Act, 2009 (Act No. 18 of 2009).

Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 2009

Keyword: Land tenure, Credit, Land valuation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX