Amerindian Lands Commission Act (59:03). Pays/Territoire Guyana Type du document Législation Date 1966 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Laws of Guyana Titre completAn Act to provide for the establishment and functions of an Amerindian Lands Commission. Sujet Terre et sols Mot clé Commission foncière Régime foncier Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Cour/tribunaux Peuples autochtones Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement, Amérique du Sud Résumé The Act provides for the establishment of a permanent government institution called the Amerindian Lands Commission. This commission shall be charged with powers of the High Court for the purpose of recommending or determining in matters of granting of legal ownership of rights of occupancy over areas and reservations or part thereof where a tribe or community of Amerindians is now ordinarily resident or settled and other legal rights, such as the right of passage, in respect of any other lands where they now by tradition or de facto enjoy freedoms and permissions corresponding to rights of that nature. (14 sections) Texte intégral Anglais Site web legalaffairs.gov.gy