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Native Lands (Amendment) Act 2002 (No. 13 of 2002).

Country/Territory
Fiji
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to alter the Native Lands Act.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Traditional rights/customary rights Lease Cadastre/land registration Vested rights/existing rights
Geographical area
Oceania, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

Amendments relative to the allotment of all extinct mataqali land in accordance with the provisions of the Native Land Trust (Amendment) Act. “Native land" now means land which is neither State (formerly Crown) land nor the subject of a State (formerly Crown) grant nor native grant but includes: (a) all vacant land including such land declared under section 19; (b) all land set aside by proclamation under section 18 of the Native Land Trust Act; and (c) all extinct mataqali land vested in the Bo

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References - Legislation

Amends

Native Lands Act.

Legislation | Fiji | 1905 (1985)

Keyword: Land tenure, Traditional rights/customary rights, Land commission, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX