Skip to content
Nelum
Laws of Bahrain

Legislative Decree No. 8 of 1970 concerning the appropriation of land for public purposes

Made 1970-09-01 · Text as of 2026-10-01

Public law and official guidance, published as research. Not legal, tax or financial advice.

About this law

Original title
مرسوم بقانون رقم 8 لسنة 1970م بشأن استملاك الأراضي للمنفعة العامة
Language
Arabic
Kind
Act
Organisation
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Country
Bahrain
Subjects
Land and soil, Water
Keywords
expropriation, land tenure, land valuation, legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, alternative dispute settlement, property rights, water rights

Where to read it

    No source link is recorded for this law.

Text

The law's own text, section by section, as held. Each section has its own link.

  1. Page I of 5 1970 W (8) ~ ) 6-.,.i~ f'~JA 4.AWI ~ · 1 ~I ~~I ·Wu ~ ) (J • wy~I o J-J\J ~ J u.:::i-r-~ ,-1 .... lt~ 1970 t.l.J (1) ~ ) f'.J---Ul ;.JI Ll--A (6) oJLJ\ ~ tli':11 ~ :Jt.:i..11 u.J-iu.l~ l.l.u.i ) .~3 j\ ~ ~I.Yl ~.J .~1Jjl13 .~WI ~I wl~ ci)...&.JI w~ ~ti~ scill .,, .. ,J\ :i;.,,I. aJ u.:::i}:11 ~ tJ.i :-2l~I wy~l 31 ~.fi.=JI :~-; .. ,J\ oy.J~ ;;j~I) u.:::i}:11 ~ u-c, ~ ;.JI ~1}11 ~ ~ i..::..i..il5. t.J-i ($1 l}<l ~1)11 ~ :u.:::i)JI ~ ) .. ~ lf 13 ~ w ~ I ~ ~ LS. . ~ I ji 3 0.L~ I ~ .fi.=J ½~'/ I o 4-J I J .3.l:.. ~ WI) 13 1 wl -'I ~I .. · ..: I\ L....:::i..i1 ~ Ll ~I ow.JI J~ , L\ · ::.q -21.1~ 1 • ,; i..::..wt.'.i • T, :. 1 1 ~ y .. .. (.j~ .. .. ... .. ) .J -.s-= ,.,..... .J ~ . ;::,.. ~ lj .J . u.:::i }:11 I~ 1 ~ -: - I\ I~ ·LS. 1 · ~I~ I·:, .. ~ ~' 1 G......&1 1 · :. le- ·-21.IWI . .. .J l.-'-""-' (j ,, ~ (..)-0 ) .. (..)-il-l ~ ..J-'l .J (..)-0 .J ~ ~ . UA ~ lf~ -ylj w.l:uil lfi.ll yl:JI ~ Ll pl~ ~ ($1 ) ~\ \~ ~ ~~ l}<l JS -21.1~ 3 ~ ~ ~ ($1) u.:::i )~\ ~ y~~I .-21.1~ ~J .JC.ii ~WI ~I w~ u1 (S1 ) l~J u.:::i )~I ~ J~ u1 scill .,, .. ,Jl J..P.-:l -1 ~ .. fe ($1) u.:::i )~\ J5.l ~Ll ~WI~ -2l~';II ufa u1 J..P.-:l -Y http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/htm/L0870.htm 14/04/2007 Page 2 of 5 . ··I\ . . (..)A y (..)A :~6..ll o~ ~ ~ ~.J ~WI~~)~ .. ~':11 '2lt.,, .. ,J\ -.J ) l~J ~)\ ;;~~\ ~ ) ,:s.l\ \~ ~ u1.J -2l~';II )fa.~ .. ~;I\ J\ ;.JI ~}:ll -2il~ )k~ f'~ u1 .'21t.,, .. ,J~ JL...::i:i~ -2ilLJ.I ~-.J ,,lc.ii...il ~~ )js.11 y::w ufa.J .~~ 0.PY J.,...::i:il 14.A".)\1...,\ . ,:... ~ 1 · · ::-:q ~I -21..lWI -l-: ... \ I -21..l~ , ·I\ ~ ,L-:l\ ~ lc.ii....i';II I~ ·· .J . ,- ).J 0::-"-'-'-' ) ' ~ .. ~ .J ~y ~ f' ,, r-.J--9:l ~ ½-LIJi:!.J ,l:i.lWI 0JLJ.I L:4b ~)\ ;;~~\ ~ -2l~':II ) ,J ;.Jw J6. '2lt.,, .. ,Jl ~ ~}:}\ ~ 4.J5.Lll isc. 1 · · -: 1- LI .... -:q 't:i.lll wl~ · ::.:q . .. ~~. )-l-l~ ~ ~ ~ -21..l~.J .i...Jc. y.., i:i UA )-21..lWI -.J.~ ~}:}\ ~, ;, M,11 ~~I JA1 Ll-A ;;~~ ~ ~ J J~1 .... 4.'.iJWI oJLJ.l l.i.J::i .i..J".)l.c\ .a.i · ·-- I\ · .uc. w · · 1-2ilWI w.b.:i .ili:. , · ~I ~ • ' • )~ (.)-C • .J-l:! (..)A .J .J (.)-.::I ) http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/htm/L0870.htm 14/04/2007 Page 3 of 5 ~I u~ ~ J~I w'-:i~l l..J:J1 ~ ~~;II ~3 l~J LA ~6. ) ~~ scfil.,, .. ,J\ ~~ ;I -Y .t)ytll~jil ("..J-UJ3 ~I'½ ~($.:JI~ ~Ll ~y.'.tll ufa u1 ~ ,,lytll ~.l:,,. 4.$U .. ,J\ lfa}:11 i..::..wl5. l~J -(: ~J.:i 0-¾.3 oLll i..::..i.Jl5. l~J ,,l ,.l:JI ~.l:.. ifa J';}\ ~3 -~ w ... ~.i~ ~ i...::.wl5. l~J U';l.l!\3 ~I WI 1- ~ ... :I Lb.:.. ;II · ti ~I . ~ .. Y ) ,e::U3 ... .. ~I UA t-r ;.,,\\ f" ul\ 4 ~ (...),'lt.....,1 ~ ~I u~ lfa}:11 UA \,,~ l5J..,, .. ,J\ lfa}:11 i...::.wl5. l~J -~ scfil.,, Ill JI u-c- I .~,i, u1 ~ ;Lll 31 ~u..11 ~I o~yj ;;~\y u3~ ~~;II Ub. ~ lfa}:11 ~ )~ -o ~~;II ~ . cU (...)-'lt.....,1 ~~~I )~~ ¼t.:i lS~1 .. ~1($1 31 )~1) ~1 l5J..,, .. ,J\ lfa}:11 ) i..::..i.il5. l~J -3 ~ 0.l.:l. ~I ~ ~ ·".)\J\ wl.iilll -21.liS wl....&WI 0~ ~ 1 . ·I\ Li~ . ~I~~~ . .. C , lf ) 3 .. ~, (. )--Q ) .. ~~;II l~J ~~ j)i;,) )~! ~ lf1 -21.li5.3 wl iJw,,11) wL..i3 }i.JI 31 wt...::iWI ~I .ili:. ~-.?13i ':1-j 21.IWI 1- ~I ·;11 wt.ii.i · .<-: 1-1 · :. 1- J - -- I\~ · LS. 1 .::\.l:..I · 1 i...::..w'.i . ~ J, U ,....3.~U..U~~ .U ~ ,U. http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/htm/L0870.htm 14/04/2007 Page 4 of 5 o)Jj ~ ~~ ~ ifa j';l\ i..::..i....il5. 0,A ~LA~ ~~I J\J-:l ;Lll ifa j';l\ ~ Jp tlj..i Ll.i l~J 1 • ,; .. t.b:i......i';ll l.......l.::,,,L.....::i -~ -2l~';II .l.k. 1 · .L ~I · I .. ~ · i..::.i jl5. • I '.:WI 1. -'.I\ -~ l9 . -.r-- ~ .. ~ .J ~ . j)C U,.J .i.j ) ~ ojy.:JI) ~\ ~\) ~\ wt/J'J. lS.JC.l!I ~1-!J ojy.:JI) ~\ ~\) ~\ -.?~.J ~S.3 .iJ ~ u1 u3 J3 L.J:! O¾i~ u-c, ~Ji;;~ (:).:JI~ '½ye- JA ~ ~ 3jlJI -21.IWI ~ J )fo. ~ ) ~~J 6!) . ..:i 0,A L.J:! 0-;!:i~ J~ u.i~I ~ .i.........::=ilfal ~ >.! u1 u.i~I ~ ~ ) ~ . L:i . L . :.~ J~ 1 1 •• J . - I\ ti~\ ~ .l .-:q wl I I ~ .. Z:-'.lu k..&';11 fe ) ('.::U (.)A .J:! lJ¾l .J ~ ~ .. ~ ~ fe, . U::-"'-'-'-' • ) , . yyi.JI W\3 wt/JJ ~6...11 o~ ~ ~ 3 u-c- ~.J~ ul.5. ..illWI u14..:i.l! , .. , :~ l~J ~I~ ~I ~£:i u1 ~I~ ~ u1 -2l.L,, .. ,J\ ~ -Y J~ ~ )~I )~':JI (.)-'lL...i1 ~ Uwl o~ ~ ~I u~3 -2l~';II ) ,J ;..Jw ~lfi1 u.i~I ~ .q ;;~ ·- I\ ~ t ';JI;; · tt I :.:q :.. • ti · LA · :.".)l.:jj\ . .. y .. ~ -.r (.s-' .J J"'-'-' ) Y'-' .,....w ('.::U l.l-" .J:! l..J¾l 10- ~JWI J~ w\:i~I o)Jj ~J ~I~ 4-.:i J~ '-,;.:JI ~I~ .i.........::=ilfal ~ ):! u1 ifa j';l\ --illLA ~ -1 \\., •• - l I~\ · · Z:-'.I\ 1- • I .. ;II ~ 4-h .b.:i..w · · Z:-'.tu k...&';11 I , ~ · L:i · L · :.~ i:r. ~ 1 , ~ ~ (.)-.::I y.r;, -.r .. .J U::-"'-'-'-' • ) , ) ~ ('.::U (.)A .J:! l.H-l .~lfe 'JI l}A ..ill~.J:; I al> JI l..&..JI r'L1 oJCa.J\ l9 ;.bj~ u.i~I ~ ~ u1 ~ ~ 3jlJI -21.ILJ.I J..P.-:l -Y 4-h~ J~\ I~ ~I ~.J L 3k.JI ~ scfil.,, .. ,J\ ) ) ).J~ I"'~ ~t.:i..11 LA.J:! u.i'.i~ JA 11- ~JWI http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/htm/L0870.htm 14/04/2007 Page 5 of 5 12- ~JWI \J•i, ~1-.Jjl\3 wl-:i~I oyl~ l.J4i-.J ~ 3 ~)\ ;;~~\ ~ o ,Jw 6!).:i 0'l Jy.Lll i.j)...;..J u.J-iu.ll I~ fa .u.J-iu.ll I~ t+~-A,:i-., 6,1,.HI ~b ~ iJH JI 6~ 6-: ~ http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/htm/L0870.htm t'J)\~J~ Al390 ~-.JI 6!)~ rl970 ~ 1 ~lyJI 14/04/2007

Legislative Decree No. 8 of 1970 concerning the appropriation of land for public purposes · Nelum