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   National Spatial Planning and Management Act 2012 (No. 7 of 2012).

   An Act to provide a framework for planning the use, development, management and protection of land in the Kingdom in the public interest and for related purposes.

   Legislation

   Tonga, Oceania

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   environment

   land-use planning

   land law

   This Act provides for spatial development of Tonga and in particular, among other things, provides for the fair, orderly, economic and sustainable use, development and management of land including the protection of natural and man-made resources and the maintenance of ecological processes and genetic diversity. It establishes the National Spatial Planning Authority and appoints the Minister for Lands as the Authority. The principal function of the Authority shall be the implementation of the provisions of this Act in accordance with its objectives.

2. Library Resource

   

   Land (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 1 of 2013).

   An Act to amend the Land Act to provide differently for certain effects of convictions of nobles.

   Legislation

   Tonga, Oceania

   Land & Gender

   land inheritance rights

   This Act amends the Land Act (Cap. 132) in sections 30, 37, 38, 40 and 41 by repealing "convicted of an indictable offence" and replacing those words with "convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for more than two years". Section 37 is further amended by adding a provision on suspension of sentence and its effects on loss of rights of inheritance. Sections 38 and 41 are further amended by repealing "conviction for an indictable offence" and replacing those words with "conviction of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for more than two years".

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   Royal Estates Act (Cap. 6).

   An Act to provide for the distribution of estates among members of the Royal Family.

   Legislation

   Tonga, Oceania

   Land & Gender

   land inheritance rights

   public ownership

   This Act declares that the King may by will or by deed or by any other means confer on and grant to any person s specified title in land and other real property. This title shall become hereditary but where a person cannot succeed to, or continue to hold, the title and estates for specified reasons, the title and estates shall revert to the Crown.

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   Law of Property Act 1925.

   An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to Conveyancing and the Law of Property in England and Wales.

   Legislation

   Tonga, Oceania

   Land & Gender

   land inheritance rights

   leases

   cadastres

   land registration

   land law

   This Act contains rules relative to real property and especially the lease and disposal of land.It prescribes rules relative to the manner of giving effect to equitable interests and powers, creation and disposition of equitable interests, vesting orders and dispositions of legal estates operating as conveyances by an estate owner, leasehold, rights on real property in case of infancy, lunacy or death, common ownership, registration of rights, etc.

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   Administration of Estates Act 1925.

   An Act to consolidate Enactments relating to the Administration of the Estates of Deceased Persons.

   Legislation

   Tonga, Oceania

   Land & Gender

   land inheritance rights

   This Act concerns the administration of real estate of deceased persons by personal representative of the deceased person or executor by will. The Act also makes provision for the disposal of land subject to this Act and other administration of assets. A testator may appoint, and in default of such express appointment shall be deemed to have appointed, as his or her special executors in regard to settled land, the persons, if any, who are at his or her death the trustees of the settlement thereof, and probate may be granted to such trustees specially limited to the settled land.

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   Wills Amendment Act 1852.

   An Act for the amendment of the Wills Act 1837.

   Legislation

   Tonga, Oceania

   Land & Gender

   land inheritance rights

   This Act amends the Wills Act, 1837 with regard to the form of a will, the extension of the application of provisions of the principal to existing wills and the interpretation of “will”.

   Amends: Wills Act, 1837 (C. 26). (1837-07-03)

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   Wills Act, 1837 (C. 26).

   An Act for the amendment of the Laws with respect to wills.

   Legislation

   Tonga, Oceania

   Land & Gender

   land inheritance rights

   This United Kingdom Act, applicable to Tonga, regulates matters relative to wills and inheritance of estates of deceased persons. It defines the right to dispose of property by will and defines procedures of and restrictions on inheritance with special regard to customary freeholds and copyholds.

   Amended by: Wills Amendment Act 1852. (1852-06-17)