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Lands (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963 (Act No. 161).

Country/Territory
Ghana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1963
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to apply to the State Lands Act, 1962 (Act 125), to land held on behalf of the Republic by virtue of other enactments; to make provision with respect to procedure in cases of acquisition of land commenced under the State Propertyand Contracts Act, 1960 (C.A. 6), but not completed; to provide for the prescrib-ing of fees by regulations made under the Concessions Act, 1962 (Act 124), and the Minerals Act, 1962 (Act 126); to make provision in relation to the commencement of the Land Registry Act, 1962 (Act 122); and to amend section 5 of theConcessions Act, 1962.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Lease Public land
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Act applies sections 5 and 6 (on grant of leases and licences by the President and the making of regulations by the Minister) to land vested in the President pursuant top specified legislation and concerns the Declaration made by the President under section 4 and claims under subsection (1) of section 8 of the State Property and Contracts Act, 1960.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Concessions Act, 1962 (Act No. 124).

Legislation | Ghana | 1962

Keyword: Land tenure, Traditional rights/customary rights, Concession, Court/tribunal

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Land Act, 2020.

Legislation | Ghana | 2020

Keyword: Agricultural land, Crops/grasses, Prescription/adverse possession, Authorization/permit, Contract/agreement, Enforcement/compliance, Ownership, Community management, Expropriation, Farming, Inheritance, Public participation, Traditional rights/customary rights, Transfer, Vested rights/existing rights, Agricultural development, Access-to-information, Dispute settlement, Gender, Governance, Indigenous peoples, Offences/penalties, Sustainable use, Timber, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Integrated management, Land commission, Land tenure, Property rights, Public land, Cadastre/land registration, Land-use planning, Registration, Lease, Framework law, Common property, Foreign land tenure, Land valuation, Private land, Survey/mapping, Mining, Water rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX