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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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(15) Land and buildings other than land and buildings vested in the Crown and specifically appropriated to the use of the Government, including holding of land by persons who are not citizens.
… (Schedule 5 - Legislative Powers, Part 1 - Matters with respect to which the Nevis Island Legislature has exclusive power to make laws)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Nepal
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5. Laws relating to family affairs (marriage, transfer of property, divorce, persons on the verge of extinction, orphan, adoption, succession and joint family)
6. Acquisition, requisitioning of property and creation of right in property
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24. Land policies and laws relating thereto
… (Schedule 7, List of Concurrent (federal and provincial) Powers/Jurisdiction) - Nepali…
(५) पारिवारिक मामिला (विवाह, सम्पत्ति हस्तान्तरण, सम्बन्ध विच्छेद, लोपोन्मुख, टुहुरा, धर्मपुत्र, धर्मपुत्री उत्तराधिकार र संयुक्त परिवार) सम्बन्धी कानून
(६) सम्पत्ति प्राप्ति, अधिग्रहण र अधिकारको सृजना
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(२४) भूमि नीति र सो सम्बन्धी कानून
... (अनुसूची–७, संघ र प्रदेशको साझा अधिकारको सूची)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Tonga
- EnglishAll the land is the property of the King and he may at pleasure grant to the nobles and titular chiefs or matabules one or more estates to become their hereditary estates. It is hereby declared by this Constitution that it shall not be lawful for anyone at any time hereafter whether he be the King or any one of the chiefs or the people of this country to sell any land whatever in the Kingdom of Tonga but they may lease it only in accordance with this Constitution and mortgage it in accordance with the Land Act. And this declaration become a covenant binding on the King and chiefs of this Kingdom for themselves and their heirs and successors for ever. (Clause 104)
- Tongan‘Oku ‘i he Tu‘i ‘a e fonua kotoa pe mo e kelekele mo e ngaahi tofi‘a mo e ngaahi ‘api pea ‘oku ngofua kiate ia ke finangalo ke tuku ki ha hou‘eiki nopele mo ha hou‘eiki ma‘u hingoa pe ha kau matapule ‘oku ne finangalo ki ai ha tofi‘a pe ko ha ngaahi tofi‘a ke hoko ko honau ngaahi tofi‘a ke tukufakaholo. ‘Oku toe fakapapau ‘i he Konisitutone ni ‘e tapu ‘aupito ‘aupito ‘o ta‘engata ki ha toko taha pe ko e Tu‘i pe ko ha taha ‘o e hou‘eiki mo e kakai ‘o e fonua ni ke fakatau ha konga si‘i ‘o e kelekele ‘o e Pule‘anga ‘o Tonga ngata pe ke lisi ‘o hange ‘oku tu‘u ‘i he Konisitutone pea ke mokisi (mortgage) ia ‘o fakatatau ki he Lao ‘o e Kelekele. Pea ‘e hoko ‘a e tohi ni ko e fuakava fakapapau ‘e he Tu‘i mo e hou‘eiki ‘o e Pule‘anga ni koe‘uhi ko kinautolu mo kinautolu ‘e hoko kiate kinautolu ‘o lauikuonga. (Kupu 104)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Uganda
- English1. Every person has a right to own property either individually or in association with others.
… (Art. 26)