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  1. Library Resource

    An Act to control the rental of certain premises, to restrict the right of recovery of possesion of such premises as are subject to tenacies and for purposes connected therewith.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    The Act applies to: (a) dwelling houses; (b) all building land (c) public or commercial buildings. Agricultural land seems to be excluded from the application of the Act. (29 sections and a Schedule)

  2. Library Resource

    An Act to make new provisions with regard to the management and distribution of national lands; to repeal the Crown lands Act, Chapter 147 of the Laws of Belize 1980; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

    Legislation
    Belize, Americas, Central America

    The Act provides for a system for the disposal of national lands, i.e. lands held by the Government. National lands can be disposed of through lease (sect. 7) or sale (sect. 13). Leases are granted against payment of rent, arrears of which are recoverable in court (sect. 10). Applicants for leases in excess of 500 hectares must file an Environmental Impact Assessment, prior to the grant and every five years thereafter. The Minister has authority to impose this same requirement on applicants for leases covering a lesser land surface (sects. 9(4) and (5)).

  3. Library Resource

    An Act to regulate the Office of the Registrar of Deeds in Guyana and to amend the law relating to the execution and registration of transports, mortgages and other deeds.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act makes provision with respect to duties and procedures of the Office of the Registrar of Deeds. Procedures concern, among other things, leases and mortgages.

  4. Library Resource

    An Act to provide better security of tenure for tenant rice farmers; to limit the rent payable for letting of rice lands; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act provides for a further regulation of land tenure contracts between rice farmers and landlords in order to strengthen the position of the former. The Minister may establish committees which shall perform several duties in relation with the assessment of rents and the observance of conditions of contracts of tenancy in a specified area (sects. 8 to 26). The Minister may make regulations to implement provisions of this Act (sect. 55). (59 sections and 5 Schedules)

    Implemented by: Rice farmers (Security of Tenure) Regulations. (1973)

  5. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    These Regulations implement provisions of the Rice Farmers (Security of Tenure) Act. They regulate the procedures of application for the ascertainment of maximum rent with an Assessment Committee under section 12 of the Act. (5 regulations and 4 Forms)

    Implements: Rice Farmers (Security of Tenure) Act (Cap. 69:02). (1996)

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    August, 1919
    Americas, South America, Guyana

    " Special terms and conditions on which State lands in Guyana can be obtained for the cultivation on a large scale of rubber, limes and other citrus fruit, cacao, coffee, fibres, coconuts, and other permanent agricultural products under the State Lands Act". Implements: State Lands Act 1903 (Cap. 62:01). (1953)

  7. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    The Regulations provide in detail for Grants, licences and permissions (application, renewal, transfer, reversion) (Part I), Surveys (II), Sale of preferential claims in case of plurality of applications (III), Grants to small cultivators (IV), Leases (for agricultural and grazing purposes) (V), Permissions for grazing areas on the pasture lands of the interior (VI), Licences of Occupancy (VII), Licences to cut wood (VIII), Licences to collect balata, gums etc. (IX), Licences for quarrying stone, gravel, kaolin and other clays (X), Miscellaneous provisions (XI).

  8. Library Resource

    An Act to provide for the registration of land and for matters connected therewith.

    Legislation
    Guyana, Americas, South America

    This Act makes provision for the registration of titles in land. The 164 articles are divided into 20 Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Commissioners of Title (III); First Registration - A. Registration areas, B. Areas other than registration areas, C.

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