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Lands, Surveys and Environment Act 1989.

Country/Territory
Samoa
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Consolidated Acts of Samoa 2015.
Long title
An Act to consolidate the Land Ordinance 1959 and its amendments and also to make provision for the conservation and protection of the environment and the establishment of National Parks and other forms of protected areas and to enlarge the functions of a Department of State and for matters incidental thereto.
Subject
Environment gen., Fisheries, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Basic legislation Institution Pollution control Coastal zone management Fishery management and conservation Land reform Land tenure Expropriation Public land Lease Survey/mapping Soil conservation/soil improvement Freshwater pollution Protected area Management/conservation
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act provides for land administration and other matters relating to land, the protection of the environment and several matters relating to the conservation of wildlife and fisheries resources.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Planning and Urban Management Act 2004.

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Lands, Surveys and Environment Amendment Act 1997 (No. 9 of 1997).

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Lands, Surveys and Environment Amendment Act 2015 (No. 45 of 2015).

Legislation | Samoa | 2015

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Lands, Surveys and Environment Amendment Act 2016 (No. 3 of 2016).

Legislation | Samoa | 2016

Keyword: Land tenure, Public land, Transfer, Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX