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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Burkina Faso, Africa, Western Africa

    Cette ordonnance crée un Domaine Foncier National constitué par toutes les terres situées dans les limites du territoire national et celles acquises par l'Etat et les collectivités publiques secondaires à l'étranger.Titre 1 - De la consistance du D.F.N.; Titre II - De l'aménagement du D.F.N.; Titre III - De la gestion des terres du D.F.N.; Titre IV - Des différents droits réels immobiliers et leur garantie.

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    The Act provides for the acquisition of land in the national interest. Whenever it appears to the President in the national interest to do so, he may declare land to be required in the public interest. On publication of an instrument made for the acquisition, the land shall vest in the President on behalf of the Republic (sect. 1). The Minister may pay compensation or may offer land of equivalent value. Disputes that arise may be referred by the Minister to the Tribunal established under section 3 (sect. 4).

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    The Act provides for the stabilization of rents, dues, fees or royalties for grants of rights in certain lands and other purposes connected therewith (preamble).

    Amended by: Rents (Stabilization) (Amendment) Act, 1963 (Act No. 168). (1963-03-22)

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    An Act to protect farmers whose titles to land are found to be defective.

    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    The Act provides for the protection of farmers whose titles to land are found to be defective. Titles to land for the purpose of farming acquired after the commencement of this Act shall be deemed extinguished if the land is not used for farming for a period of eight years (sect. 1). Where a farmer has, in good faith, acquired any land by customary law or otherwise in a prescribed area for purposes of farming in the period between 1940 and 1962, such title shall be validated notwithstanding any defect in the title (sects. 2-1). (5 sections)

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    An Act to provide for the better utilisation of land in designated areas by land planning and soil conservation and for the establishment of committees for purposes incidental to this.

    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    This Act establishes committees with powers to preserve and reclaim land and to protect water resources in approved areas of the Gold Coast. The Minister may declare, for the purposes of preserving land, reclaiming land and protecting water resources, any area within a designated area to be a planning area and establish a planning committee for such area (sect. 3 and 4).

  6. Library Resource

    An Act to consolidate with amendments the law relating to the registration of instruments affecting land.

    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    An Act to consolidate with amendments the Law relating to the registration of instruments affecting land (preamble). The 37 sections are divided into 6 Parts: Registry offices (I); Presentation of Instruments for Registration (II); Mode of Registration (III); Power to Refuse Registration (IV); Consequences of Registration (V), Miscellaneous (VI). The Schedule contains various forms.

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    The Act specifies the application of the principal Act. The principal Act does not apply to land acquired absolutely as freehold, or land that has been cultivated as farmland before any grant was made in respect of that land. The principal Act does apply to land: (1) vested in the President; (2) subject to the Administration of Lands Act; (3) sub-leased for the purpose of farmland; (4) acquired by way of lease for farming; (5) acquired under customary law and leased or otherwise transferred for farming.

    Amends: Rents (Stabilization) Act, 1962 (Act No. 109). (1962-03-01)

  8. Library Resource

    An Act to amend the Land Planning and Soil Conservation Ordinance.

    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    The Act provides for the establishment of Committees that shall promote in designated areas proper land use and cultivation for purposes of erosion control.

    Amends: Land Planning and Soil Conservation Act. (1957)

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    An Act to consolidate with amendments the enactments relating to the administration of Stool and other lands.

    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    This Act provides for the administration of Stool and other lands. It is divided into 2 Parts: Administration (I) (Stool land, Kumasi town lands, Lands generally, Revenues); Miscellaneous (II). Stool lands are defined as including land controlled by any person for the benefit of the subjects or members of a Stool clan, company or community, and all land in the Upper and Northern Regions other than land vested in the President and accordingly "Stool" means the person exercising such control (sect. 31).

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Togo, Africa, Western Africa

    Cette ordonnance fixe le régime foncier et domanial au Togo. On distingue désormais trois types de terres: celles valablement appropriées au profit des individus et des collectivités les ayant revendiquées selon les principes de droit coutumier ou en vertu d'un titre de propriété délivré conformement à la loi; celles composant le domaine public et privé de l'Etat et celles constituant le domaine foncier national. L'existence de cette dernière catégorie autorise la réalisation du programme d'aménagement agricole en fonction des exigence de développement de l'économie rurale.

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