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Public Lands (Protection) Decree, 1974 (N.R.C.D. 240).

Country/Territory
Ghana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1974
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette 1974, pp. 1-3.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Public land Transfer Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Decree provides for the protection of public land from unlawful deeds, occupation, trespass or other illegal encroachment or interference.

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Repealed by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