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National Lands (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 6 of 2017).

Country/Territory
Belize
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement to the Official Gazette of 2001, pp. 213-229.
Long title
An Act to amend the National Lands Act, Chapter 191 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to make provision, in the interest of administrative and operational efficiency, for the responsible Minister to delegate certain functions to any Minister of State appointed to assist the Minister or to the Commissioner or any other senior officer of the Ministry responsible for lands; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Public land Lease Transfer Governance
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The principal Act is amended by repealing and replacing section 3. This section allows the Minister to delegate to either any Minister of State appointed to assist the Minister, or to the Commissioner or any other senior officer of the Ministry responsible for Lands, his or her authority to carry out any of the functions under the provisions of this Act, other than sections 5(2) (Appointment of an advisory Committee), 23 (rules and regulations with respect to reserves created under section 6 of the principal Act), and 44 (Regulations to give effect to sections 41 to 46).

Full text
English
Website
nationalassembly.gov.bz

References - Legislation

Amends

National Lands Act 1992.

Legislation | Belize | 1992

Keyword: Basic legislation, Public land, Lease, Transfer, Cadastre/land registration, Land tenure

Source: FAO, FAOLEX