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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Legislation
    Other legal document
    March, 2017
    Africa, South Africa

    Writ­ten sub­mis­sions on the MPRDA Amend­ment Bill 15D of 2013 to the Gaut­eng Leg­is­la­ture, made on behalf of the Land Access Move­ment of South Africa (LAM­OSA), the Amadiba Cri­sis Com­mit­tee (ACC), and Bench Marks Foun­da­tion.

  2. Library Resource

    Traditional Authority and Land in KwaZulu-Natal

    Reports & Research
    Legislation
    May, 2002
    Africa, South Africa

    Government is frequently charged with failing to finalise key policies relating to traditional authorities, for example, local government roles and functions, and communal land tenure. Whilst it is true that important issues remain unresolved, it is also true that the issues themselves are very complex and that some have become so politicised that rational debate is hindered. This section addresses some of these policy areas in a manner which hopefully enables rational debates and viable solutions. 

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    September, 2012
    India

    An Act to deal with undertaking survey and settlement operations in the State by adopting modern technology to minimize the time span without compromising the quality, transparency and grievance redressal and related matters.

  4. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    Legislation
    September, 2012
    India

    The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India enacted the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, a tribal friendly legislation to address the historical injustice and critical issues, pertaining to the forest rights deprivation of the Forest Dwellers. To facilitate its implementation, FRA Rules, 2008 was framed and then made amendment to the Rules in 2012. However, several constraining factors and issues came to the notice in the implementation process of the Act in letter and spirit.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    November, 1962
    India

    An Act to deal with the settlement of Government Land in the State of Odisha. It is enacted as a general legislation formulating a set of uniform principles regarding lease of Government waste lands with the primary objective of governing the settlement of waste lands in a planned manner uniformly throughout the State.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    December, 1951
    Bangladesh

    An Act to provide for the acquisition by the State of the interests of rent-receivers and certain other interests in land in Bangladesh and to define the law relating to tenancies to be held under the State after such acquisition and other matters connected therewith.

    It is notable that after independence from the British Colony in 1947, the government of Pakistan enacted the laws in line with the demand of Bangladesh peoples. As a result the regime of land lord has been destroyed by this act in Pakistan.  

  7. Library Resource
    Cover photo

    Chapter 334

    Legislation
    June, 1954
    Tanzania

    An Act to provide for the registration of land and for related matters.  

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Legislation
    June, 1962
    Ghana

    An act to provide for the acquisition of land in the national interest and other purposes connected therewith

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Legislation
    January, 1970
    Botswana

    An Act to provide for the establishment of tribal land boards; to vest tribal land in such boards; to define the powers and duties of such boards; and to provide for matters incidental thereto

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