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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) All land in Samoa is customary land, freehold land or public land.
(2) Customary land means land held from Samoa in accordance with Samoan custom and usage and with the law relating to Samoan custom and usage.
(3) Freehold land means land held from Samoa for an estate in fee simple.
… (Art. 101) - Samoan(1) O eleele uma i Samoa o eleele tau le aganuu, eleele umia saoloto (fanua na faatauina mai), po o eleele tau le Malo.
(2) O eleele tau le aganuu o lona uiga o eleele e umia mai ia Samoa e talafeagai ai ma aganuu faa-Samoa ma lo latou faaaogaina ma e tusa ai ma le tulafono e uiga i aganuu faa-Samoa ma lo latou faaaogaina.
(3) O eleele e umia saoloto o lona uiga o eleele e umia mai ia Samoa mo se fanua na faatauina mai.
… (Mataupu 101)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
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3. Private property, both real estate and movable assets, shall be protected
… (Art. 21) - Arabic
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3- الملكية الخاصة مصونة،
... (المادّة 21)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishI. The new limits of zoned agrarian property shall be applied to pieces of land that have been acquired after this Constitution enters into force. For purposes of the non retroactivity of the law, the rights of possession and agrarian property are recognized and respected in accordance with the law.
… (Art. 399) - SpanishI. Los nuevos límites de la propiedad agraria zonificada se aplicarán a predios que se hayan adquirido con posterioridad a la vigencia de esta Constitución. A los efectos de la irretroactividad de la Ley, se reconocen y respetan los derechos de posesión y propiedad agraria de acuerdo a Ley.
… (Art. 399)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
(1) In this section, discrimination refers to the treatment of different people in different ways wholly or mainly because of their different
(a) races; or
(b) places of origin; or
(c) political opinions; or
(d) colours; or
(e) religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs, or
(f) disability; or
(g) sex
in such a way that one such person is for some such reason given more favourable treatment or less favourable treatment than another such person.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Part, and in particular to —
(a) the succeeding provisions of this section; and
(b) section 29 (Protection of Tuvaluan values, etc.); and
(c) section 31 (disciplined forces of Tuvalu); and
(d) section 32 (foreign disciplined forces); and
(e) section 33 (hostile disciplined forces); and
(f) section 36 (restrictions on certain rights and freedoms during public emergencies),
no-one shall be treated in a discriminatory manner.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a law so far as it makes provision –
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(e) in relation to land;
… (Sec. 27)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
Collective and individual private ownership shall be protected
… (Art. 15) - Arabic
الملكيّة الخاصّة من جماعية وفردية، مصانة
... (المادّة 15)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
It is the duty of the State to promote the progressive access of agricultural workers and peasants to the ownership of land, either individually or collectively.
... (Art. 64) - Spanish
Es deber del Estado promover el acceso progresivo a la propiedad de la tierra del campesinado y de los trabajadores agrarios, en forma individual o asociativa.
… (Art. 64)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Everyone shall be guaranteed the right to private property and to its transmission, under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
2. The state shall respect and protect the property and any other rights in rem of private individuals, corporate bodies and local communities,
… (Art. 37) - Portuguese1. A todos é garantido o direito à propriedade privada e à sua transmissão, nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
2. O Estado respeita e protege a propriedade e demais direitos reais das pessoas singulares, colectivas e das comunidades locais,
… (Art. 37)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe National Popular Assembly has exclusive competence to legislate on:
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b. Land use laws and regulations;
… (Art. 86) - PortugueseÉ da exclusiva competência da Assembleia Nacional Popular legislar sobre as seguintes matérias:
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b) Estatuto da terra e a forma da sua utilização;
... (Art. 86)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishPrivate property is protected and the restrictions against it shall be specified by law. … (Art. 21)
- Arabicاﻟﻤﻠﻜﻴﺔ اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﻣﺼﻮﻧﺔ. وﻳﺒﻴﻦ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻥ اﻟﻘﻴﻮﺩ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺮﺩ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ. ... (المادّة 21)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State recognizes and guarantees the right to property in all of its forms, whether public, private, community, State, associative, cooperative or mixed- economy, and that it must fulfill its social and environmental role. (Art. 321)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce y garantiza el derecho a la propiedad en sus formas pública, privada, comunitaria, estatal, asociativa, cooperativa, mixta, y que deberá cumplir su función social y ambiental. (Art. 321)