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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    August, 2016
    Seychelles

    This Act provides with respect to the protection of the environment in Seychelles. It designates the Ministry or Department of the Government under the Minister responsible for the environment as the Ministry for the purposes of this Act and defines its functions and powers.

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Seychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Decree concerns adjudication and registration of rights and interest in land. It sets out the procedure of the receipt of claims for adjudication and adjudication of land. It also provides for the appointment of adjudication officers, the safeguarding of rights of absent persons and minors, and for procedures in case of objection to adjudication record.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Seychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act makes provision with respect to small holdings i.e. any land or parcel of land with or without a dwelling house or other building erected or to be erected thereon not exceeding in all five acres in area let for agricultural purposes and of a specified maximum total value. The Act specifies the (contractual) rights of a tenant of a small holding including the use and enjoyment of all ground crops, plants, fruit trees or other trees. The Act also specifies rights of the landlord and provides with the resolution of disputes between the parties to any contract under this Act.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Seychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act provides for the control and planning of development and for the acquisition and disposal of land for planning purposes under the Lands Acquisition Act. It establishes the Town and Country Planning Authority and defines its functions and powers. The Authority shall make a development plan based on the review of existing development in the Seychelles. The plan shall, among other things, designate land as land subject to compulsory acquisition. The Minister shall, by Order, provide for the grant of permission for the development of land as specified.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Seychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act makes provision with respect to security of tenure. It provides for the protection of tenants by defining their rights and by allowing statutory tenants to register with the Registrar of Tenants' Rights appointed under this Act. The Registrar may require the Government to compulsory acquire premises under the Lands Acquisition Act for purposes of protection of rights of an applicant for registration. The Registrar may apply to the Registrar General for the subdivision of any land where the Minister certifies that the subdivision is desirable to give effect to this Act.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Seychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act defines the right of access private islands of the Seychelles by a government officer and powers which may be exercised by Government officer. It also concerns the exercise of government functions by such officer. Any person shall have the right of access in case of an emergency to an island in private ownership. A government officer may, in exercise of his or her functions, among other things: inspect livestock and plantation on the island and fell any trees, lop branches and remove vegetation or brushwood on the island.

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Seychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act provides rules for the registration of mortgages and provides for the continuation of the Mortgage and Registration Office. The Act defines the legal effects of the transcription of a mortgage. The Act also provides for the registration of other rights on land including: (a) every deed of transfer inter vivos of any immovable property: (b) every deed constituting any pledge of immovable property or any servitude over or right of use in any immovable property; (e) every judgment of adjudication; (f) every lease of rural property.

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Seychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act provides rules for acquisition land in the public interest, including compulsory acquisition, and related matters such as claims to compensation, examination land and taking possession of land, mortgages over land compulsory acquired, registration of interest in land and (effects of) withdrawal from acquisition.

    Repealed by: Acquisition of Land in the Public Interest Act (Cap. 1A). (1996-06-03)

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Seychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act concerns judicial sales of property including agricultural crop. It gives rules for the seizure and execution by way of sale. At any time, while the execution debtor remains in possession of the property seized, as judicial sequestrator, any creditor may obtain an order for the sale of part or of the whole of the crop of the said property. All sums of money which shall have been advanced by any sequestrator in accordance with the foregoing provisions shall be a privileged claim on the crop of the property.

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Seychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act concerns restrictions on sales and leases of immovable property to persons who are not citizens of the Seychelles. Lease or purchase by a non-citizen requires permission of the Minister. In considering such permission, the Minister shall take into consideration specified criteria including if purchase is in the interest of Seychelles. A transaction carried out without the sanction of the Minister shall be unlawful and void and rights that were subject of the transaction shall be forfeited to the Republic.

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