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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishPrivate land consists of —
(a) registered land held by any person under any freehold tenure;
(b) land held by any person under leasehold tenure; and
(c) any other land declared private land under an Act of Parliament. (Art. 64) - SwahiliArdhi yenye umiliki binafsi inajumuisha -
(a) ardhi iliyosajiliwa ambayo inamilikiwa na mtu yeyote chini ya umiliki wowote chini ya muda usiokuwa na kikomo;
(b) ardhi inayomilikiwa na mtu yeyote chini ya umiliki wa kukodisha; na
(c) ardhi nyingine yoyote iliyotangazwa kuwa ni ya umiliki binafsi chini ya Sheria ya Bunge. (Kifungu cha 64)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishOwnership, capital and labour are the fundamentals of the Kingdom's economic and social life. They are private rights that serve a social function in conformity with Islamic Shari'ah. (Basic Law, Art. 17)
- Arabicالملكية ورأس المال والعمل هي مكونات أساسية في الكيان الاقتصادي والاجتماعي للمملكة ، وهي حقوق خاصة تؤدي وظيفة اجتماعية وفقًا للشريعة الإسلامية. (النظام الأساسي ، المادة 17)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe right to private property [serving] as a social function is recognized and guaranteed.
… (Art. 103) - SpanishSe reconoce y garantiza el derecho a la propiedad privada en función social.
… (Art. 103)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe state shall respect and protect the private property of individuals and corporate bodies and free economic and entrepreneurial initiatives exercised within the terms of the Constitution and the law. (Art. 14)
- PortugueseO Estado respeita e protege a propriedade privada das pessoas singulares ou colectivas e a livre iniciativa económica e empresarial exercida nos termos da Constituição e da lei. (Art. 14)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Every person shall be able to acquire property alone or in association with others.
… (Sec. 28)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishEveryone has the right to own and inherit property. … (Art. 35)
- TurkishHerkes, mülkiyet ve miras haklarına sahiptir. … (Madde 35)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishA special agency to be known as THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRARIAN REFORM shall be established to organize the revision of real property structures and to implement an agrarian reform to benefit those who actually work the land. This Institute shall draw up an agrarian policy geared to optimizing productivity by constructing infrastructure aimed at the protection and management of the land. (Art. 248)
- FrenchIl est créé un Organisme Spécial dénommé INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA REFORME AGRAIRE en vue d'organiser la refonte des structures foncières et mettre en oeuvre une réforme agraire au bénéfice des réels exploitants de la terre. Cet Institut élabore une politique agraire axée sur l'optimisation de la productivité au moyen de la mise en place d'infrastructure visant la protection de l'aménagement de la terre. (Art. 248)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. The National Assembly shall exclusively have the power to legislate on the following matters, except in cases of legislative authorization granted to the Government:
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b) State and capacity of persons, family and estate laws;
… (Art. 177) - Portuguese1. Compete, exclusivamente, à Assembleia Nacional, salvo autorização legislativa concedida ao Governo, fazer leis sobre as seguintes matérias:
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b) Estado e capacidade das pessoas, direito de família e das sucessões;
… (Art. 177)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) All persons shall have the right in any part of Namibia to acquire, own and dispose of all forms of immovable and movable property individually or in association with others and to bequeath their property prohibit or regulate as it deems expedient the right to acquire property by persons who are not Namibian citizens.
… (Art. 16)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
(1) The Federation has powers of legislation and execution in the following matters:
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6. civil law affairs, including the rules relating to economic association but excluding regulations which render real property transactions, legal acquisition on death by individuals outside the circle of legal heirs not excepted, with aliens and transactions in built-up real property or such as is earmarked for development subject to restrictions by the administrative authorities;
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(2) In federal laws on the right of succession to undivided farm estate as well as in federal laws enacted in accordance with para 1 subpara 10 above province legislatures can be empowered to issue implementing provisions with respect to individual provisions which must be specifically designated. The provisions of Art. 15 para 6 shall apply accordingly to this provincial legislation. Execution of the implementing laws issued in such cases lies with the Federation, but the enabling ordinances, in so far as they relate to the implementing provisions of the provincial legislation, need foregoing agreement with the provincial government concerned.
… (Art. 10) - German
(1) Bundessache ist die Gesetzgebung und die Vollziehung in folgenden Angelegenheiten:
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6. Zivilrechtswesen einschließlich des wirtschaftlichen Assoziationswesens, jedoch mit Ausschluss von Regelungen, die den Grundstücksverkehr für Ausländer und den Verkehr mit bebauten oder zur Bebauung bestimmten Grundstücken verwaltungsbehördlichen Beschränkungen unterwerfen, einschließlich des Rechtserwerbes von Todes wegen durch Personen, die nicht zum Kreis der gesetzlichen Erben gehören;
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(2) In Bundesgesetzen über das bäuerliche Anerbenrecht sowie in den nach Abs. 1 Z 10 ergehenden Bundesgesetzen kann die Landesgesetzgebung ermächtigt werden, zu genau zu bezeichnenden einzelnen Bestimmungen Ausführungsbestimmungen zu erlassen. Für diese Landesgesetze sind die Bestimmungen des Art. 15 Abs. 6 sinngemäß anzuwenden. Die Vollziehung der in solchen Fällen ergehenden Ausführungsgesetze steht dem Bund zu, doch bedürfen die Durchführungsverordnungen, soweit sie sich auf die Ausführungsbestimmungen des Landesgesetzes beziehen, des vorherigen Einvernehmens mit der betreffenden Landesregierung.
… (Art. 10)