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Republican Resolution on Law No. 39 of 1991 on the Land Register.

Country/Territory
Yemen
Document type
Regulation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 7, 15 April 1991, 10 pp.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Cadastre/land registration Classification/declassification Inheritance Lease Dispute settlement Royalties/fees
Geographical area
Asia, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Abstract

This Resolution is composed of 37 articles. Terms and definitions are given in article 1. Lands shall be divided into 3 parts: public lands, private lands and endowment lands (art. 2). There shall be two systems for land registration: individual and corporate body (art. 3). The inheritance right shall be written if it includes a land (art. 10). Rent contracts which exceed 5 years shall be registered in the appropriate newspaper (art. 13). Articles 20-26 deals with dispute settlements. The Prime Minister shall issue the Regulation for registration fees (art. 33). The Implementing Regulation will be issued by a Presidential Resolution (art. 35).

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