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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) Land is Somalia’s primary resource and the basis of the people’s livelihood.
(2) Land shall be held, used and managed in an equitable, efficient, productive and sustainable manner.
(3) The Federal Government shall develop a national land policy, which shall be subject to constant review. That policy shall ensure:
(a) Equity in land allocation and the use of its resources;
(b) The guarantee of land ownership and registration;
(c) That land is utilised without causing harm to the land;
(d) That any land and property dispute is resolved promptly and satisfactorily for all;
(e) That the amount of land that a person or a company can own is specified;
(f) That the land and property market is regulated in a manner that prevents violations of the rights of small land owners; and
(g) That the Federal Member States may formulate land policies at their level.
(4) No permit may be granted regarding the permanent use of any portion of the land, sea or air of the territory of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The Federal Parliament shall enact a law regulating the size, timeline and conditions of permits of land use.
(5) The Federal Government, in consultation with the Federal Member States and other stakeholders, shall regulate land policy, and land control and use measures. (Art. 43) - Somali(1) Dhulku waa kheyraadka koowaad ee Soomaaliya iyo saldhigga nolosha dadka.
(2) Dhulka waa in loo haystaa, loo adeegsadaa, loona maamulaa si caddaalad ah, waxtar leh, waxsoosaar waarana leh.
(3) Dawladda Federaalku waa inay dejiso siyaasad dhuleed oo heer qaran ah oo si joogto ah dib-u-eegis loogu sameeyo. Siyaasaddaasi waa in ay xaqiijiso:
(a) U sinnaanshaha fursadaha helitaanka dhulka iyo ka faa’iideysiga kheyraadkiisa ;
(b) Damaanad-qaadista xuquuqda lahaanshaha dhulka iyo diiwaangelinta;
(c) Xaqiijinta ka faa’iideysiga dhulka si waafaqsan Mabaadi’da ka dheefsashada dhulka iyadoon dhibaato loo geysan.
(d) In si degdeg ah oo lagu wada qanci karo loo xalliyo khilaafaadka ka dhasha dhulka iyo hantida.
(e) In la xaddido dhulka uu qof ama shirkadi yeelan karaan;
(f) In la nidaamiyo dhaqdhaqaaqa suuqa ka-ganacsiga dhulka, si looga hortago ku-takrifalidda xuquuqda milkiilayaasha dhulka ee yaryar.
(g) Dawladaha Xubinta ka ah Dawladda Federaalka Soomaaliya waxay dejinayaan siyaasad-dhuleed oo heerkooda ah.
(4) Lama bixin karo ruqsad la xiriirta isticmaalka abadiga ah ee berriga, badda iyo hawada sare ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya. Sharci Baarlamaanka Federaalku soo saaro ayaa xaddidaya baaxadda, muddada iyo shuruudaha rukhsadaha istcimaalkooda.
(5) Dawladda Federaalku iyadoo la tashaneysa Dawladaha xubinta ka ah Federaalka iyo ciddii kale oo ay quseyso, waxay dejineysaa siyaasadda dhulka iyo qaab lagu koontaroolo, laguna isticmaalo dhulka. (Qodobka 43aad.)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishWHEREAS the People of Saint Lucia-
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(e) realise that human dignity requires respect for spiritual values; for private family life and property; and the enjoyment of an adequate standard of economic and social well-being dependent upon the resources of the State;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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(5) Article 89 shall not apply to the State of Sabah or Sarawak, and Article 8 shall not invalidate or prohibit any provision of State law in the State of Sabah or Sarawak for the reservation of land for natives of the State or for alienation to them, or for giving them preferential treatment as regards the alienation of land by the State.
(6) In this Article “native” means—
(a) in relation to Sarawak, a person who is a citizen and either belongs to one of the races specified in Clause (7) as indigenous to the State or is of mixed blood deriving exclusively from those races; and
(b) in relation to Sabah, a person who is a citizen, is the child or grandchild of a person of a race indigenous to Sabah, and was born (whether on or after Malaysia Day or not) either in Sabah or to a father domiciled in Sabah at the time of the birth.
(7) The races to be treated for the purposes of the definition of “native” in Clause (6) as indigenous to Sarawak are the Bukitans, Bisayahs, Dusuns, Sea Dayaks, Land Dayaks, Kadayans, Kalabits, Kayans, Kenyahs (including Sabups and Sipengs), Kajangs (including Sekapans, Kejamans, Lahanans, Punans, Tanjongs and Kanowits), Lugats, Lisums, Malays, Melanos, Muruts, Penans, Sians, Tagals, Tabuns and Ukits. (Art. 161A) - Malay…
(5) Perkara 89 tidaklah terpakai bagi Negeri Sabah atau Sarawak, dan Perkara 8 tidaklah menidaksahkan atau melarang apa-apa peruntukan undang-undang Negeri di Negeri Sabah atau Sarawak bagi merizabkan tanah bagi anak negeri Negeri itu atau bagi memberikan hakmilik kepada mereka, atau bagi memberikan layanan keutamaan kepada mereka berkenaan dengan pemberian hakmilik tanah oleh Negeri itu.
(6) Dalam Perkara ini “anak negeri” ertinya—
(a) berhubung dengan Sarawak, seseorang yang merupakan warganegara dan sama ada yang tergolong dalam salah satu daripada ras yang dinyatakan dalam Fasal (7) sebagai ras asli bagi Negeri itu atau yang berketurunan campuran yang berasal semata-mata daripada ras-ras itu; dan
(b) berhubung dengan Sabah, seseorang yang merupakan warganegara, ialah anak atau cucu kepada seorang daripada suatu ras asli bagi Sabah, dan telah lahir (sama ada atau tidak pada atau selepas Hari Malaysia) sama ada di Sabah atau dengan bapanya berdomisil di Sabah pada masa kelahiran itu.
(7) Ras-ras yang dikira sebagai ras asli bagi Sarawak bagi maksud takrif “anak negeri” dalam Fasal (6) ialah Bukitan, Bisayah, Dusun, Dayak, Dayak Laut, Dayak Darat, Kadayan, Kalabit, Kayan, Kenyah (termasuk Sabup dan Sipeng), Kajang (termasuk Sekapan, Kejaman, Lahanan, Punan, Tanjong dan Kanowit), Lugat, Lisum, Melayu, Melano, Murut, Penan, Sian, Tagal, Tabun dan Ukit. (Perkara 161A)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Where any Banaban possesses any right over or interest in any land in Banaba, such right or interest shall not be affected in any way by reason of the fact that he resides in Rabi Island in Fiji.
2. Where the Republic has acquired any right over or interest in land in Banaba-
a. from any Banaban for the purpose of phosphate extraction; or
b. by operation of law where the Crown had acquired it before Independence Day from any Banaban for that purpose, the Republic shall transfer that right or interest to the Banaban from whom it was acquired (whether by the Republic or the Crown) or to his heirs and successors upon the completion of phosphate extraction from that land.
3. Where any Banaban possesses any right over or interest in land in Banaba, no such right or interest shall be compulsorily acquired other than a leasehold interest and in accordance with section 8(1) of this Constitution, and then only where the following conditions are satisfied, that is to say-
a. the Banaba Island Council has been consulted; and
b. every reasonable effort has been made to acquired the interest by agreement with the person who possesses the right over or interest in the land.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Every person has a right to own property either individually or in association with others.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishIs of the competence of the National Public Power:
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32. … native people and the territories they occupy; … (Art. 156) - SpanishEs de la competencia del Poder Público Nacional:
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32. … la de pueblos indígenas y territorios ocupados por ellos; … (Art. 156)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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(6) The husband and wife shall have the equal right to property and family affairs. (Art. 38) - Nepali
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(६) सम्पत्ति तथा पारिवारिक मामिलामा दम्पतीको समान हक हुनेछ । (धारा ३८)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (5), (6) and (9) of this section, no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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(4) In this section, the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
(5) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision-
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(c) for the application, in the case of persons of any such description as is mentioned in the preceding subsection (or of persons connected with such persons), of the law with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other like matters that is the personal law applicable to persons of that description;
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(e) with respect to land, the tenure of land, the resumption and acquisition of land and other like purposes;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishSubject to any limitation imposed by law, an owner or occupier of agricultural land has the right to transfer, hypothecate, lease or dispose of his or her right in agricultural land. (Sec. 294)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishAll persons, individually or collectively, shall have the right to ownership. Only natural person or legal entity of Khmer nationality shall have the right to land ownership.
Legal private ownership shall be protected by law.
… (Art. 44) - Khmerជនណាក៏ដោយ ទោះជាបុគ្គលក្តី ជាសមូហភាពក្តី មានសិទ្ធិជាម្ចាស់កម្មសិទ្ធិ។ មានតែរូបវន្តបុគ្គល ឬនីតិបុគ្គល ដែលមានសញ្ជាតិជាខ្មែរទេ ទើបមានសិទ្ធិជាម្ចាស់កម្មសិទ្ធិលើដីធ្លី។
កម្មសិទ្ធិឯកជនស្របច្បាប់ ឋិតនៅក្រោមការគាំពារនៃច្បាប់។
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