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State Lands Regulations, 1995 (L. N. No. 13 of 1995).

Country/Territory
Gambia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
The Gambia Gazette No. 13, Supplement "A", 3 May 1995, pp. 57-97.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land reform Land tenure Lease Public land Transfer Agricultural land
Geographical area
Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Sahel, Western Africa
Abstract

Regulations to make provision for the granting of state lands or the granting of leases of state lands and for the use of such lands. The 46 regulations are divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary; Application for grant of state land for residential purpose (I); Application for grant of state land for non-residential purpose (II); Application for lease by deemed lessee (III); Covenants in all leases (IV); Additional covenants in specific leases (V); Contents of a lease (VI); Premium (VII); Miscellaneous (VIII). Grants of state lands shall be in planned areas only (reg. 3). The Land Administration Board shall register and review applications for grant of state lands in accordance with eligibility criteria prescribed in Schedule II. A "deemed lessee" may apply for a lease of land held under the customary tenure or year to year tenancy. Regulation 23 prescribes additional conditions for the lease of agricultural land. (4 Schedules)

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