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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
The State protects the property rights (such as the rights of possession, use, usufruct and disposition) and the inheritance rights of individuals, legal entities and organisations in accordance with the laws.
Lands, minerals, water sources, air, forests, forest products, aquatic and wild animals, and other natural resources are a national heritage, and the State is the centralized and unified representative to manage in accordance with the laws. (Art. 17) - Lao
ລັດປົກປ້ອງສິດກ່ຽວກັບກໍາມະສິດ (ສິດຄອບຄອງ, ສິດນໍາໃຊ້, ສິດໄດ້ຮັບໝາກຜົນ, ສິດຊີ້ຂາດ) ແລະ ສິດສືບທອດຊັບສົມບັດຂອງບຸກຄົນ, ນິຕິບຸກຄົນ ແລະ ການຈັດຕັ້ງ ຕາມກົດໝາຍ .
ທີ່ດິນ, ແຮ່ທາດ, ນໍ້າ, ອາກາດ, ປ່າໄມ້, ເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງ, ສັດນໍ້າ, ສັດປ່າ,ຊັບພະຍາກອນທໍາມະຊາດອື່ນ ເປັນກໍາມະສິດຂອງວົງຄະນະຍາດແຫ່ງຊາດ, ຊື່ງລັດ ເປັນຕົວແທນ ແລະ ຄຸ້ມຄອງ ຢ່າງລວມສຸນເປັນອະກະພາບ ໃນຂອບເຂດທົ່ວປະເທດ ຕາມກົດໝາຍ. (ມາດຕາ 17) (ປັບປຸງ)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe Union shall protect according to law movable and immovable properties of every citizen that are lawfully acquired. (Sec. 356)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည် နိုင်ငံသားများ၏ တရားဝင်ရရှိပိုင်ဆိုင်ထားသော ရွေ့ပြောင်းနိုင်သောပစ္စည်း၊ မရွေ့မပြောင်းနိုင်သောပစ္စည်းများနှင့် စပ်လျဉ်း၍ ဥပဒေအရ ကာကွယ်ပေးရမည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၅၆)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishEvery citizen shall have the right to acquire, hold and dispose of property12 in any part of Pakistan, subject to the Constitution and any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the public interest. (Art. 23)
- Urduدستور اور مفادِ عامہ کے پیشِ نظر قانون کے ذریعے عائد کردہ معقول پابندیوں کے تابع، ہر شہری کو جائیداد حاصل کرنے، قبضہ میں رکھنے اور فروخت کرنے کا حق ہوگا۔ (آرٹیکل۲۳)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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(2) Except as expressly authorised by this Constitution, there shall be no discrimination against citizens of Singapore on the ground only of religion, race, descent or place of birth in any law or in the appointment to any office or employment under a public authority or in the administration of any law relating to the acquisition, holding or disposition of property or the establishing or carrying on of any trade, business, profession, vocation or employment.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe economy of Tajikistan shall be based on various forms of ownership.
The state shall guarantee freedom of economic activities, entrepreneurship, equality of rights, and the protection of all forms of ownership including private ownership. (Art. 12) - RussianОснову экономики Таджикистана составляют различные формы собственности.
Государство гарантирует свободу экономической и предпринимательской деятельности, равноправие и правовую защиту всех форм собственности, в том числе частной. (Статья 12) - TajikАсоси иқтисодиёти Тоҷикистонро шаклҳои гуногуни моликият ташкил медиҳанд.
Давлат фаъолияти озоди иқтисодӣ, соҳибкорӣ, баробарҳуқуқӣ ва ҳифзи ҳуқуқии ҳамаи шаклҳои моликият, аз ҷумла моликияти хусусиро кафолат медихад. (Моддаи 12)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
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Equality and legal protection of all forms of property shall be ensured in Uzbekistan.
Private property shall be inviolable. … (Art. 65) - Uzbek
... O‘zbekiston Respublikasida barcha mulk shakllarining teng huquqliligi va huquqiy jihatdan himoya qilinishi ta’minlanadi. Xususiy mulk daxlsizdir. ... (65-modda)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- Englisha. Ownership, capital and work—in accordance with the principles of Islamic justice— are basic constituents of the social entity of the State and the national wealth, and are all individual rights with a social function regulated by law.
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c. Private ownership is protected.
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g. The State shall make the necessary arrangements to ensure the exploitation of land suitable for productive farming, and shall strive to raise the standards of farmers. The law lays down how small farmers are to be helped and how they can own their land.
… (Art. 9) - Arabicأ - المِلُكيـة ورأس المال والعمل، وفقاً لمبادئ العدالة الإسلامية، مقومات أساسية لكيان الدولة الاجتماعي وللثروة الوطنية، وهي جميعا حقوق فردية ذات وظيفة اجتماعية ينظمها القانون.
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ج - الملكية الخاصة مصونة
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ز - تتخذ الدولة التدابير اللازمة من أجل تحقيق استغلال الأراضي الصالحة للزراعة بصورة مثمرة، وتعمل على رفع مستوى الفلاح، ويحدد القانون وسائل مساعدة صغار المزارعين وتمليكهم الأراضي.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing:
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(b) that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good;
(c) that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment;
… (Art. 39) - Hindiराज्य अपनी नीति का, विशिष्टतया, इस प्रकार संचालन करेगा कि सुनिश्चित रूप से:
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(ख) समुदाय के भौतिक संसाधनों का स्वामित्व और नियंत्रण इस प्रकार बंटा हो जिससे सामूहिक हित का सर्वोत्तम रूप से साधन हो;
(ग) आर्थिक व्यवस्था इस प्रकार चले जिससे धन और उत्पादन-साधनों का सर्वसाधारण के लिए अहितकारी संकेन्द्रण न हो;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall recognize and protect state and private property equally.
2. Property shall impose obligations, and its use must simultaneously benefit the society. Subjects and objects of ownership, the scope, and limits of the rights of proprietors, and guarantees of their protection shall be determined by law.
3. The land and its subsoil, water, flora and fauna, and other natural resources belong to the people. On behalf of the people, the right to property is exercised by the state. Land may also be in private ownership on the grounds, conditions and within the limits established by law. (Art. 6) - Kazak
1. Қазақстан Республикасында мемлекеттiк меншiк пен жеке меншiк танылады және бiрдей қорғалады.
2. Меншiк мiндет жүктейдi, оны пайдалану сонымен қатар қоғам игiлiгіне де қызмет етуге тиiс. Меншiк субъектiлерi мен объектiлерi, меншiк иелерiнiң өз құқықтарын жүзеге асыру көлемi мен шектерi, оларды қорғау кепiлдiктерi заңмен белгiленедi.
3. Жер жəне оның қойнауы, су көздері, өсімдіктер мен жануарлар дүниесі, басқа да табиғи ресурстар халыққа тиесілі. Халық атынан меншік құқығын мемлекет жүзеге асырады. Жер, сондай-ақ заңда белгіленген негіздерде, шарттар мен шектерде жеке меншікте де болуы мүмкін. (6-бап)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) Any land in a State which immediately before Merdeka Day was a Malay reservation in accordance with the existing law may continue as a Malay reservation in accordance with that law until otherwise provided by an Enactment of the Legislature of that State,
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(2) Any land in a State which is not for the time being a Malay reservation in accordance with the existing law and has not been developed or cultivated may be declared as a Malay reservation in accordance with that law:
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(3) Subject to Clause (4), the Government of any State may, in accordance with the existing law, declare as a Malay reservation—
(a) any land acquired by that Government by agreement for that purpose;
(b) on the application of the proprietor, and with the consent of every person having a right or interest therein, any other land,
and shall, in accordance with the existing law, immediately declare as a Malay reservation, in a case where any land ceases to be a Malay reservation, any other land of a similar character and of an area not exceeding the area of that land.
(4) Nothing in this Article shall authorize the declaration as a Malay reservation of any land which at the time of the declaration is owned or occupied by a person who is not a Malay or in or over which such a person has then any right or interest.
(5) Without prejudice to Clause (3), the Government of any State may, in accordance with law, acquire land for the settlement of Malays or other communities, and establish trusts for that purpose.
(6) In this Article “Malay reservation” means land reserved for alienation to Malays or to natives of the State in which it lies; and “Malay” includes any person who, under the law of the State in which he is resident, is treated as a Malay for the purposes of the reservation of land.
(7) Subject to Article 161A, this Article shall have effect notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution; but (without prejudice to any such other provision) no land shall be retained or declared as a Malay reservation except as provided by this Article and Article 90.
(8) The provisions of this Article shall apply to the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya in the like manner that they apply to a State, save that Clause (1) in its application to the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Purtrajaya shall be modified to read that any land in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur or the Federal Territory of Putrajaya which immediately before Merdeka Day was a Malay reservation in accordance with the existing law may continue as a Malay reservation in accordance with that law until otherwise provided by an Act of Parliament passed by a majority of the total number of members of each House of Parliament and by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting in each House. (Art. 89) - Malay(1) Mana-mana tanah di sesuatu Negeri yang merupakan tanah simpanan Melayu sebaik sebelum Hari Merdeka mengikut undang-undang yang sedia ada boleh terus menjadi tanah simpanan Melayu mengikut undang-undang itu sehingga diperuntukkan selainnya oleh suatu Enakmen Badan Perundangan Negeri itu,
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(2) Mana-mana tanah di sesuatu Negeri yang pada masa ini bukan tanah simpanan Melayu mengikut undang-undang yang sedia ada dan yang belum dibangunkan atau dicucuk tanam boleh diisytiharkan sebagai tanah simpanan Melayu mengikut undangundang itu:
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(3) Tertakluk kepada Fasal (4), Kerajaan mana-mana Negeri boleh, mengikut undang-undang yang sedia ada, mengisytiharkan sebagai tanah simpanan Melayu—
(a) mana-mana tanah yang diambil oleh Kerajaan itu melalui perjanjian bagi maksud itu;
(b) mana-mana tanah lain, apabila permohonan dibuat oleh tuan punya tanah itu, dan dengan persetujuan tiap-tiap orang yang mempunyai hak atau kepentingan mengenainya,
dan hendaklah, mengikut undang-undang yang sedia ada, dengan serta-merta mengisytiharkan sebagai tanah simpanan Melayu, dalam hal jika mana-mana tanah terhenti menjadi tanah simpanan Melayu, mana-mana tanah lain yang sama jenisnya dengan tanah itu dan yang luasnya tidak melebihi keluasan tanah itu.
(4) Tiada apa-apa jua dalam Perkara ini boleh membenarkan diisytiharkan sebagai tanah simpanan Melayu mana-mana tanah yang pada masa perisytiharan itu dipunyai atau diduduki oleh seseorang yang bukan seorang Melayu atau yang mengenainya atau ke atasnya orang itu ketika itu mempunyai apa-apa hak atau kepentingan.
(5) Tanpa menjejaskan Fasal (3), Kerajaan mana-mana Negeri boleh, mengikut undang-undang, mengambil tanah untuk menempatkan orang Melayu atau kaum lain, dan mewujudkan amanah bagi maksud itu.
(6) Dalam Perkara ini “tanah simpanan Melayu” ertinya tanah yang disimpan untuk diberi hakmilik kepada orang Melayu atau kepada anak negeri bagi Negeri tempat terletaknya tanah itu; dan “orang Melayu” termasuklah mana-mana orang yang, di bawah undang-undang Negeri tempat dia bermastautin, dikira sebagai orang Melayu bagi maksud perizaban tanah.
(7) Tertakluk kepada Perkara 161A, Perkara ini hendaklah berkuat kuasa walau apa pun apa-apa peruntukan lain dalam perlembagaan ini; tetapi (tanpa menjejaskan mana-mana peruntukan lain yang sedemikian) tiada tanah boleh dikekalkan atau diisytiharkan sebagai tanah simpanan Melayu kecuali sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan oleh Perkara ini dan Perkara 90.
(8) Peruntukan Perkara ini hendaklah terpakai bagi Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur dan Putrajaya mengikut cara yang sama sebagaimana peruntukan Perkara ini terpakai bagi sesuatu Negeri, kecuali bahawa Fasal (1) dalam pemakaiannya bagi Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur dan Putrajaya hendaklah diubahsuaikan supaya dibaca bahawa mana-mana tanah di dalam Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur dan Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya yang sebaik sebelum Hari Merdeka ialah tanah simpanan Melayu mengikut undang-undang yang sedia ada boleh terus menjadi tanah simpanan Melayu mengikut undang-undang itu sehingga diperuntukkan selainnya oleh Akta Parlimen yang diluluskan oleh majoriti jumlah bilangan ahli setiap Majlis Parlimen dan dengan undi tidak kurang daripada dua pertiga daripada ahli-ahli yang hadir dan mengundi di dalam setiap Majlis Parlimen. (Perkara 89)