Act on Special Cases Concerning the Partition of Co-owned Lands.

https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC074237

Resource information

Resource Language

English

ISBN / Resource ID

LEX-FAOC074237

Pages

1

License of the resource

Copyright details

© FAO. FAO is committed to making its content freely available and encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of the text, multimedia and data presented. Except where otherwise indicated, content may be copied, printed and downloaded for private study, research and teaching purposes, and for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO's endorsement of users' views, products or services is not stated or implied in any way.

This Act sets out the conditions and procedures for the partition of land held by more than one tenant.The partition of the co-owned land shall be made on the basis of a current state of occupation by each co-owner. The Act provides for the establishment of the Co-owned Land Partition Committee and for its composition and functions. The Committee shall make a fair deliberation and resolution on the matters concerning partitions of co-owned land. Co-owners may apply for partition of co-owned land to the competent authority by obtaining the consent of not less than one fifth of the total number of co-owners. Procedures for the application are set out in the text. The Act further provides for the following matters: commencement of partition; investigation, cadastral survey and protocol of partition; registration of partition; liquidation; penalties.

Legislation