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Land Leases General Rules (Cap. 163).

Regulations
March, 1984
Vanuatu
leases
cadastres
land registration
These Rules require that there shall be maintained in Port Vila a Land Records Office in which shall be kept a register to be known as the Land Leases Register. These Regulations provide for matters of the land Records Office such as Hours of public business of the Office, amendments, corrections, erasures, etc. of register, lodgement for registration, fees, evidence of incorporation, execution of instruments by corporations, attestation of instrument, persons interested in instruments may not attest, deposit of deeds in archives.
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Land Leases (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 10 of 2016).

Legislation
June, 2016
Vanuatu
leases
cadastres
land registration
This Act amends the Land Leases Act by deleting “Companies Act [CAP 191]” (wherever occurring) and substituting “Companies Act No. 25 of 2012. It also makes amendments to section 4 on registration of leases held by companies in the Land Leases Register.

Amends: Land Leases Act (Cap. 163). (2006)
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Land Leases Act (Cap. 163).

Legislation
March, 1984
Vanuatu
surveyors
leases
cadastres
land registration
This Act makes provision with respect to the creation and registration of leases. There shall be a Land Leases Register for the registration of each lease required to be registered by this Act. The Act defines various conditions applying to a registered lease and the effects of registration. Other provisions of this Act concern other titles in land such as mortgages and easements, co-ownership, transmission, trusts, and cautions.
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Land Leases (Amendment) Act 1995 (Act No. 2 of 1995).

Legislation
Vanuatu, Oceania
leases
cadastres
land registration
Amendments of the principal Act are made by this Act in relation to: definitions (sect. 1 of the principal Act), the Land Leases Register (sects. 2,4), registered leases and freehold titles in estates in the framework of the coming into force of the Freehold Titles Act No. 13 of 1994 (sects. 8, 13, 14, 15, 22, 30, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 66, 67, 69, 71, 72, 76, 91 and 107). Section 12A provides that the Director may combine or subdivide freehold estates in specified cases.
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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 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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Land Leases Refund of Fees Rules Order 2006 (No. 7 of 2006).

Regulations
Vanuatu, Oceania
compensation
leases
cadastres
land registration
This Order made under section 111 of the Land Leases Act require a lessor to refund lease registration fees in certain circumstances and provides for calculation for purposes of refund of fees. A lessor must refund the registration fee to the lessee if: (a) the lessees unexpired lease is surrendered under the Land Leases Act and is replaced by a new lease for a term of 75 years; and (b) the new lease is registered over the same land as the unexpired surrendered lease for the purpose of a strata plan under the Strata Titles Act.

Implements: Land Leases Act (Cap. 163). (1988)
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Land Leases (Amendment) Act, 2014 (No. 31 of 2014).

An Act to amend the Land Acquisition Act [CAP 215].

Legislation
Vanuatu, Oceania
leases
public ownership
land registration
farmland
This Act amends the Land Leases Act [CAP 163] in relation with various matters including; information to be provided to the Director; registration of leases; and payment for leases.
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Land Reform (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014).

An Act to amend the Land Reform Act [CAP 123].

Legislation
Vanuatu, Oceania
leases
land registration
This Act makes various minor amendments to the Land Reform Act including the definition of the Council of Ministers and the Environmental Management and Conservation Act. Other amendments concern registration of leases after negotiation and approval of the registration of a subdivision or change of lease type.

Amends: Land Reform Act (Cap. 123). (1988)
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Land Valuers Registration (Prescribed Fees and Forms) (Cap. 289).

Regulations
Vanuatu, Oceania
land registration
These Regulations prescribe fees in Schedule 1 and forms in Schedule 2 for purposes of the Land Valuers Registrations Act. Forms include: Application for registration as a land valuer; Notice of removal or variation of limitations on a valuers right to practice; and Certificate of registration.

Implements: Land Valuers Registration Act (Cap. 289). (2006)