The aim of this Proclamation is to improve management and utilization of land and land resources for agricultural purposes. It applies to all land that lies outside of municipal borders. The Proclamation defines the right to acquire, free of charge, rural land by adult residents of the region, whose livelihood depends on agriculture, and other subjects. It also defines land use rights of peasants, pastoralists and semi-pastoralists and provides for the protection of such rights.

The purpose of this Law shall be to regulate of the relations originating from the application of mortgage of immovable property. Mortgage shall be classified in two types: (a) mortgage by contract (contractual mortgage); and (b) mortgage by law (legislative mortgage). Mortgage shall be applicable to the right of hereditary lifelong possession of the plots of agricultural land for farming and to the right of lease of plots of land (Art. 6). Lessee shall have the right to transfer land lease rights without lessor’s consent only in cases envisaged by law (Art. 54).

La presente Ley tiene por objeto el procedimiento de regularización al que pueden acogerse los loteos de bienes raíces, sea en áreas urbanas que rurales, que cumplan las condiciones indicadas.

La presente Ley tiene por objeto las normas y los procedimientos para la colonización de aquellas tierras de propiedad del Estado, entes autónomos, servicios descentralizados y organismos públicos en general que, por su ubicación, superficie y características agrológicas, resulten apropiadas para la formación de colonias. Las personas públicas propietarias de las tierras con prioridad para ser colonizadas deberán transferir la administración o propiedad de las mismas al Instituto Nacional de Colonización, en un plazo de 90 días a partir de la promulgación de esta Ley.

La présente loi détermine les règles et les principes fondamentaux relatifs au régime foncier rural en République du Bénin. Elle s’applique au domaine privé rural de l’Etat et des collectivités territoriales ainsi qu’aux terres rurales appartenant aux personnes physiques ou morales de droit privé.

La presente Ley reformatoria para la equidad tributaria, mediante el título IV, de Creación de impuestos reguladores, establece, entre otros, el impuesto a los ingresos extraordinarios obtenidos por las empresas que han suscrito contratos con el Estado para la exploración (capítulo 2) y explotación de recursos no renovables y el impuesto anual sobre la propiedad o posesión de inmuebles rurales (capítulo 3).

This Chapter empowers the Public Lands Trust Board of Trustees to sell, lease or dedicate for public purpose specified lands held in trust by the Board for specified purposes. The Chapter specifies for each piece of land conditions or restrictions applying to the power of the Board to sell, lease or dedicate to public purposes such land. The Chapter defines “active use” by the Government. Land shall revert to the Board if such active use of the Government ceases.

This Act requires the Pohnpei Public Lands Trust Board of Trustees to identify and convey specified land to the Government of Pohnpei. The State Government Land Use Plan Master Plan Map,” is hereby adopted as the zoning map for the purposes of this Act. The Governor shall submit to the Land Use Planning and Zoning Commission the Map and plan for integration into the public services element of the Land Use Zoning Master Plan of the state of Pohnpei.

The Act consists of the following Parts: (I) Preliminary; (II) Acquisition; (III) Summary enquiry; (IV) Taking possession of land; (V) Reference to Court; (VI) Service of notices; (VII) Temporary occupation or use of land; (VIII) Miscellaneous.

This Act makes provision in matter of land development and, to this end, lays down the institutional framework to be devoted to the elaboration and implementation of projects, programmes and other activities related to land development.

This Regional Law establishes the modalities of allocation of parcels of public land to citizens free of charge for farming, gardening, horticulture and stockbreeding, and establishes minimum and maximum land area of the aforesaid parcels. It establishes that regional resident – natural person that has never had nor has parcel of agricultural land in ownership for subsistence farming, gardening or horticulture, shall be granted the right to receive in ownership a land parcel for each of the aforesaid purposes once-only.

This Regional Law establishes the modalities of allocation of parcels of public land to citizens free of charge for gardening, horticulture and stockbreeding, and establishes minimum and maximum land area of the aforesaid parcels. It establishes that regional resident – natural person that has never had nor has parcel of agricultural land in ownership for subsistence farming, gardening or horticulture, shall be granted the right to receive in ownership a land parcel for each of the aforesaid purposes once-only.