This Act concerns, among other things, the making and execution of wills and probate of wills, and the administration of estates of deceased persons. It provides rules for legal proceedings regarding wills and the appointment of an administrator if a person dies intestate.
This Act places limits and restrictions on actions related to real property rights and regarding in particular recovery of land and rent. The Act provides rules for the accrual of the right to make entry or distress and defines rights of tenants. It also concerns limitation of action by…
This Act provides that, where under any written law a licence is required to carry on any business or other activity on any land or in any building, a licence may not be granted, notwithstanding that the requirements of the written law have been met, unless the applicant satisfies the licensing…
This Order, made under section 9(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act, concerns control of development in the North-western Peninsula of Trinidad as described in the Schedule to this Order. Where the Minister holds: (a) that development as indicated on the Chaguaramas Development Plan should…
This Order, made under section 9(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act, provides that development of any class specified in the Schedule to this Order shall be permitted and may be undertaken without the permission of the Minister upon land to which this Order applies, provided that the…
This Order, made under section 8(2)(f) of the Town and Country Planning Act, specifies classes of use of buildings or land, which shall not be considered to involve development of the land for the purposes of the Act. It also provides that a use ordinarily incidental to and included in any use…
These Regulations, made under section 4 of the State Lands Act, specify in the Schedule fees that shall be paid in respect of the several matters to which they are applicable. The fees shall be payable to the Director of Surveys. Fees shall be paid for, among other things, preparation of monthly…
This Act provides for the administration, management and protection of state lands. It also provides that the dominion of the seashore lying between the high water mark and the low water mark belongs to and is vested in the State. The President may grant (a licence for) part of such land, and…
This Act imposes a tax on all lands and buildings not being within the Cities of Port-of-Spain and San Fernando, or the Boroughs of Arima and Point Fortin. It also requires owners or occupiers of land or buildings to make returns and provides with respect to the assessment of the value of land…
This Act provides rules relative to sale and other transactions concerning land. It also concerns (statutory) mortgages, easements and selected matters regarding leases. The Act requires contracts for sale etc. to be in writing. All conveyances of land or of any interest therein are void for the…
This Act concerns succession and related matters such as the administration of estates of deceased persons. It provides, among other things, for: the among and execution of wills, devolution of estates, distribution on intestacy and grant of representation. The Act also establishes the officer…
This Act makes provision for calculation, imposition and collection of a tax on the property of land and other rights in land, including land covered with water and agricultural land. The Board of Inland Revenue shall prepare a roll of all lands liable to tax under this Act. Objections to…