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    An Act made to amend and consolidate the Lands Act.

    Legislation
    Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia

    The Act consists of 11 Chapters divided into 64 articles: Preliminary (I); Abolition of Jimidari (II); Ceilings of Land (III); Acquisition of Land in Excess of Upper Ceiling (IV); Compensation (V); Sale and Disposal of Land (VI); Provisions Relating to Tenant (VII); Provisions on Rent (VIII); Provisions on Compulsory Saving and Debt (IX); Provisions Relating to Land-Use, Control of Land Fragmentation and Plotting (Chaklabandi) (IXA); Authorities and Procedures (X); Miscellaneous (XI).This Act abolishes the Jimidari system for the collection of land taxes.

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    A Law enacted to amend and consolidate current Nepal law pertaining to land acquisition.

    Legislation
    Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia

    The present Act aims at amending and consolidating current legislation relevant to the acquisition of land. The Government may acquire any land at any place for any public purpose, if it so deems necessary, according to the procedures set out by this Act.

  3. Library Resource

    An Act made to provide for soil and watershed conservation.

    Legislation
    Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia

    The Government may declare any area as a protected watershed area and the Watershed Conservation Officer may take within the area the measures established by the present Act for the purpose of soil and watershed conservation (e.g. construction and maintenance of waterworks, afforestation, planting of grasses or other vegetation, protection of forests, cultivation of crops and fruits, maintenance of the fertility of the soil, etc.).

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia

    This Act concerns the establishment of the Kathmandu Valley Development Authority, whose functions shall pertain to land use planning, the development in land-use areas and the prescription of methods of construction works, the formulation and implementation for the development and maintenance of cultural heritage, the protection and conservation of the environment and natural resources. Subsequent sections establish all the powers given to the Authority in connection with its functions.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia

    This Act concerns the establishment of the Guthi Corporation as an autonomous and corporate body. For the management of the corporation a Board of Directors shall be formed according to the provisions of Section 9. Guthi means "a Guthi endowed by any philanthropist with religious or philanthropic motives through relinquishment of title to his movable or immovable property or any other income-yielding property or funds" for the performance of religious functions, or construction and maintenance of temples, wells, ponds, libraries, hospitals, etc.

  6. Library Resource

    An Act to provide for the registration of title to land and for related matters.

    Legislation
    Ghana, Africa, Western Africa

    The object of the Act is to provide a system for the registration of title to land and interests in land.

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    An Act to provide for the planning of the Australian Capital Territory and the management of land in that Territory, to repeal the National Capital Development Commission Act, 1957, and for related purposes.

    Legislation
    Australia, Oceania

    This Act makes provision for the planning of the Australian Capital Territory and the management of land in the Territory.

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    An Act to provide for the adjudication of rights and interests in land and for purposes connected therewith or incidental thereto

    Legislation
    Belize, Americas, Central America

    The Minister may declare adjudication areas for the purposes of this Act (sect. 3). After a declaration made under section 3, the Minister shall appoint a land Adjudication Tribunal for the adjudication (sect. 4). The Tribunal consists of an Adjudicator and two other members who shall be land surveyors or, lawyers or land economists. The Adjudicator, assisted by a demarcator and a records officer appointed under section 4, plays an importation role in procedures for the preparation of an adjudication. Sections of Part IV outline principles of adjudication.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Estonia, Europe, Northern Europe

    This Law regulates property relations in the Republic of Estonia by defining owners, the forms of ownership, the grounds for origination of the right of ownership, and the principles of exercising and protecting the rights of ownership (art. 1). Ownership may be in the form of "personal property of a legal person", municipal property or state property (art. 2). Other forms of property may be established by law. Article 3 provides for common property. The remaining provisions of Part I ("General provisions") deal with the right of property and the protection of the right of property.

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    A Proclamation to reform the system of land tenure in Eritrea, to determine the manner of expropriating land for purposes of development and national reconstruction, and to determine the powers and the duties of the Land Commission.

    Legislation
    Eritrea, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Proclamation introduces a general land reform in Eritrea by formulating new rules respecting land tenure and land use. The text of the Proclamation consists of a Preamble and 59 articles which are divided into 5 sections: Section One defines terms such as "usufruct", "system of land tenure" and "land administrative body".The main set of rules relative to landownership and land tenure can be found in section Two. This Section (arts.

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