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Public Conveyancing Act, 1965 (No. 302).

Country/Territory
Ghana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1965
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette 1965, pp. 1-6.
Long title
An Act to provide for the declaration of a selected area, the granting of land in such area, and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Common property Land tenure Public land Transfer Cadastre/land registration
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Act empowers the President to declare, in the public interest, any area of state or stool land to be selected land for purposes of this Act and to grant land in a selected area, on such terms and conditions as he or she may think fit, to persons indicated in this Act.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Repealed by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