Custom Land Management Act (No.33 of 2013). Pays/Territoire Vanuatu Type du document Législation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for the determination of custom owners and the resolution of disputes over ownership of custom land by customary institutions and for related purposes. Sujet Terre et sols Mot clé Législation de base Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Cour/tribunaux Règlement des différends Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Location Cadastre/enregistrement des terres Gestion communautaire Institution Réforme agraire Droits de propriété Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Pays les moins avances, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé This Act strengthens the legal framework concerning title to custom land and concerns management of custom land by customary institutions. It formalizes the recognition of customary institutions termed ‘nakamals’ and ‘custom area land tribunals’ to determine the rules of custom which form the basis of ownership and use of land in Vanuatu. In general the Act aims at holding of custom land by owners as a group. Custom land means land owned or occupied, or land in which an interest is held, by one or more persons in accordance with the rules of custom. For the purposes of this Act, each island is divided into custom areas. Larger islands are divided into many custom areas. Texte intégral Anglais Site web mol.gov.vu Références - Législation Amendé par Custom Land Management (Amendment) Act (No. 12 of 2014). Législation | Vanuatu | 2014 Mot clé: Cour/tribunaux, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers, Règlement des différends Source: FAO, FAOLEX