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Land Reform Act (Cap. 123).

Legislation
July, 1980
Vanuatu
Land Conflicts
land dispute resolution
leases
land ownership
This Act makes provisions for the alienation of private (custom) land and the use of public land by custom users, the development of public land and various other matters relative to land titles, use and management.The Act consists of 24 sections divided into 13 Parts: Interpretation (1); Encumbrances (2); Alienated Land (3); Negotiations and Agreements Relating to Custom Land (4); Management of Land (5); Public Land (6); Compensation (6a); Registered Leases (7); Rights of Entry (8); Land Corporations (9); Roads (10); Use of Force and Damage (11); Regulations and Offences (12).The Minister
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Vanuatu Land Use Planning Policy

National Policies
August, 2013
Vanuatu
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
public ownership
land-use planning
coastal areas
environment
surveyors
natural disasters
land management
farmland
customary law
leases
urban areas
The Vanuatu Land Use Planning Policy is a national sectoral policy of Vanuatu for the period 2012-2017. Its main objective is to guide land use planning by setting priorities and outlining legislative and institutional settings to enable land use planning that encourages the best current use of Vanuatu’s land resources.The Policy aims to support food security.
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Wan Lis, Fulap Stori

Leasing on Epi Island, Vanuatu

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
September, 2010
Vanuatu, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land & Investments
agriculture
farmers
freehold
land reform
land speculation
land tenure
leases
property rights
This study of 23 leases over land on the island of Epi is the first of the Jastis Blong Evriwan (JBE) research activities to examine land and natural resource management (L&NRM) and access to justice on particular Vanuatu islands. The research will be repeated on the island of Tanna. To inform the broader context of land leasing in Vanuatu, JBE, in collaboration with the government of Vanuatu, has begun collecting and analyzing government land-leasing data.
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Land Leases (Amendment) Act, 2003 (No. 24 of 2003).

Legislation
Vanuatu, Oceania
leases
cadastres
public ownership
land registration
“Director” now means the Director of the department responsible for land" (sect. 1). Section 3, here repealed, concerned the appointment of the Director of Land Records. Consequentially, a reference in any other Act or instrument to the Director of Lands Records shall be to be a reference to the Director of the department responsible for land. The new section 32B empowers the Minister to extend the term of a lease of public land that is less than 75 years to 75 years, subject to fulfilment of certain conditions.
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Land Reform (Amendment) Act (No. 6 of 1992).

Legislation
Vanuatu, Oceania
Land Conflicts
land dispute resolution
leases
land ownership
Sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the principal Act are repealed by this Act. The repeal of sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the principal Act shall not affect: (a) any declaration, order, or rule made, certificate authority or permit granted, registration effected or other thing done; or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred. Section 9 is amended accordingly.

Amends: Land Reform Act (Cap. 123). (1988)
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Land Leases (Amendment) Act, 2004 (No. 11 of 2004).

Legislation
Vanuatu, Oceania
compensation
leases
public ownership
This Act amends the Land Leases Act [CAP 163]: (a) in provisions concerning a premium payable by a lessee to a lessor in certain circumstances, advance payment of a five-year period annual lease rent, payment of compensation by a proprietor of registered lease to a lessor in case of sale of a rural lease, and rural lease tax; and (b) by inserting a new provision on a premium payable by a registered proprietor to the Minister for the issue of a new lease.

Amends: Land Leases Act (Cap. 163). (1988)
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Land Leases (Amendment) Act, 2007 (No. 5 of 2007).

Legislation
Vanuatu, Oceania
compensation
leases
public ownership
This Act amends the Land Leases Act [CAP 163] in relation with a premium to be paid by the lessee or the registered proprietor to the lessor prior to the issue of a new lease. This premium shall be based on the full rental value of the unimproved value of the land as determined by the Minister from time to time and the contract rent as agreed to by the lessor and the lessee. The Act also concerns the review of full rental value by the Minister and compensation of a proprietor to a lessor in case of sale of a registered lease.

Amends: Land Leases Act (Cap. 163). (2006)
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Land Leases (Amendment) Act, 2006 (No. 35 of 2006).

Legislation
Vanuatu, Oceania
leases
public ownership
land registration
This Act amends the Land Leases Act in the Schedule by deleting "6%" (wherever occurring) and substituting "5%". The Schedule prescribes registration fees for purposes of the Act.

Amends: Land Leases Act (Cap. 163). (1988)
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Landlord and Tenant (No. 2) Act (Cap. 162).

Legislation
January, 1730
Bahamas, Aruba, Anguilla, American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Belize, Barbados, Cook Islands, Comoros, Cape Verde, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Micronesia, Guinea-Bissau, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kiribati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Niue, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, French Polynesia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sao Tome and Principe, Suriname, Sint Maarten, Seychelles, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Americas, Caribbean
leases
land tenure
This Act makes provision for the payment of compensation for withholding of property by persons acting in collusion with tenants and for the recovery of non-paid rent. The Act also makes provision for the renewal of leases without the surrender of land.
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Leasing in Vanuatu : Findings and Community Dissemination on Epi Island

August, 2012
Vanuatu
agriculture
compensation
land
land ownership
land reform
land rights
land tenure
land use
leases
research
rural development
women
Under the Vanuatu constitution, the
'rules of custom shall form the basis of ownership and
use of land.' Implementing this principle after decades
of land alienation, however, has proved to be challenging.
While the leasing arrangement was originally intended to
restore investor confidence and maintain agricultural
development in newly independent Vanuatu, it soon evolved
into the method of acquiring new leases over previously