This Act, consisting of 18 Parts and 2 Schedules, establishes composition, duties and reponsibilities of the Maori Land Court, which shall be the same court as that existing under the same name immediately before the commencement of this Act. In addition to the jurisdiction and powers expressly conferred on it by this or any other Act, the Maori Land Court shall have all the powers that are inherent in a court of record (I).

The present Law establishes the legal basis for transfer of land into ownership of citizens for agricultural production in conformity of the provisions of land reform. Public land can be transferred into ownership exclusively to the Turkmenistan nationals. Foreign citizens or stateless persons can have access to land resources on condition of lease (art. 2) Land can be transferred into ownership to the households of peasants’ associations for agricultural production.

This Act defines the concept of 'peasant farm' and regulates marginally its activities. It is not allowed for state, cooperative and other social organizations and institutions to interfere in economic activities of peasant's farms except in cases of violation of legislation by them. Article 5 defines types of peasant's farms. A peasant's farm is established on the strictly voluntary basis. Each citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic meeting the requirements of the Paragraph 2, Article 3, is entitled to establish a peasant farm.

This Act amends the Native Lands Act (Cap 22) in relation with proceedings in any dispute concerning the possession and demarcation and utilization of native lands.Subject to sections 31(1) and 33 of the principal Act, the court shall hear and adjudicate in accordance with provisions of the Lands Code or, where the Code is not applicable, local customary law and the Cadastral Survey Maps (if not proved incorrect), all cases concerning land, land boundaries and transfers of titles to native land register in the registers of native land and any disputes concerning the possession and utilizati

This Act, consisting of 81 sections divided into six Parts and completed by one Schedule, provides administrative procedures for the efficient handling of Crown land transactions, encourages fair decision making in the allocation of unalienated Crown land, and provides a system for the management of Crown land in order to achieve a balance between the social, economic and environmental needs of the community.The Act sets out principles of ecologically sustainable land management and provides for functions and powers of the Minister, which include: the establishment of advisory committees an

This Act provides for land administration and other matters relating to land, the protection of the environment and several matters relating to the conservation of wildlife and fisheries resources.The Act consists of General Administration (I); Surveys (II); Purchase and Development of Land (III); Classification and Alienation of Government Land (IV); Leases (V); Renewal of Renewable Leases and Reassessments (VI); Remissions, Revaluations, Forfeitures (VII); Conservation and Environment (VIII); Miscellaneous (IX).

In a relevant lease (i.e. in a lease of land granted before 1 September 1974 for a period of not less than one hundred and seventy-five years), any provision which stipulates for payment of a casualty is void; and, accordingly, any such payment which would, but for this subsection, have fallen due on or after the relevant day shall not be exigible. "Casualty" means any duplicand or other periodical or casual payment stipulated in a relevant lease to be payable by the tenant to the landlord in addition to the rent.

The Act applies to squatters on state lands, squatters and tenants in designated areas and squatters and tenants occupying land of State Agencies listed in the Schedule (sect. 3). Section 4 protects squatters from ejectment from dwellings subject to sections 11 and 27. Section 11 provides for the granting of a certificate of comfort against ejectment. Such certificate does not constitute a title in land. Section 27 concerns relocation of squatters. A Land Settlement Agency is established under section 5.

The President decrees that the plots of land and the property connected with them must be considered real estate. The real estate contracts are regulated by Civil Code in accordance with Land, Forestry, Environmental, other specific Legislative Acts and this Decree. Physical And juridical persons, that own plots of land, have the right to sell, to bequeath, to give as a gift, to mortgage, to lease, to exchange and to render them as a share to the-joint stock companies. Each landowner is provided with land certificate that must be registered into land cadastre.

This Regional Law delimits plenary powers between state bodies in the sphere of regulation of land relations. Legislative Assembly shall carry out the following plenary powers: (a) adoption of legislative acts regulating land relations; (b) establishment of cases of land expropriation; and (c) establishment of minimum and maximum land areas allotted to citizens for housing construction.

This Act establishes the Agricultural Lands Board under section 4. The functions of the Board, in addition to the powers and duties specifically assigned to it under this Act, shall be: (a) to keep under review the use that is being made by the President of State Land outside urban and peri-urban areas and to make such recommendations to the Minister thereon as it may deem fit;(b) to carry out such other duties in relation to the alienation of State Land; (c) to keep under review the general operation of this Act (sect. 8).

Article 3 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The following land areas of agricultural land (maximum and minimum) out of stock of public or municipal land to be allotted to farmers shall be established: (a) minimum agricultural land area – 5ha; (b) maximum land areas: 20 ha (in case of land tenure free of charge); 500 ha in case of allotment on lease or for payment, except for cases envisaged by the federal legislation”.

Amends: Regional Law No. 278-OZ “On turnover of agricultural land”. (2009-06-04)