Act No. 3/91 concerning public land. Pays/Territoire Sao Tomé-et-Principe Type du document Législation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Diário da República No. 21, 31 June 1991, pp. 91-96. Sujet Terre et sols Mot clé Terres publiques Régime foncier Réforme agraire Subdivision foncière Servitude Propriété Terrains urbains Taille Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Centrale, Pays les moins avances, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé This Act is divided into 7 Chapters and 48 articles: State lands (Chap. I); Reserves (II); Private lands owned by the State (III); Rights and obligations regime on lands (IV); Transfer procedures (V); Registries of rights and obligations (VI); Final provisions (VII). This Act defines State lands as: (a) the lands of river beds and marine waters; (b) underwater shelves; (c) any kind of island; (d) land reserved for strategic purposes; (e) private and public road lands; (f) airports (art. 1). The Act defines reserves as land areas that are not under the general regime of use or occupation (art. 5); protected areas, or national parks (art. 6), reserves for urban expansion (art. 8); reserves for water supply (art. 9). Among the regimes for land availability, this Act lists: sale, privilege, concession, lease and right of use (art. 12). The prescribed availabilities are: direct agreement, public auction, public competition (art. 32). Article 41 establishes that State land beneficiaries must comply with the existing obligations. Article 43 prescribes that the free distribution of lands, not exceeding 2 hectares, to evicted workers, is the responsibility of the Government. Texte intégral Portugais Références - Législation Implementé par Decree-Law No. 51/91 regulating the distribution of State agricultural lands. Législation | Sao Tomé-et-Principe | 1991 Mot clé: Régime foncier, Concession, Terrains agricoles Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Law No. 11/99 on Flora and Fauna conservation and protected areas. Législation | Sao Tomé-et-Principe | 1999 Mot clé: Législation de base, Gestion/conservation, Parcs nationaux, Protection des végétaux, Variété végétale, Aire protégée, Forêt de protection, Faune sauvage, Flore sauvage, Protection des espèces Source: FAO, FAOLEX