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Laws of Jamaica

Land Development and Utilization Regulations

Made 1967-05-08 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Country
Jamaica
Subjects
Environment, Land and soil
Keywords
agricultural development, land-use planning, agricultural land, data collection/reporting, legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

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  1. LA.ND DEVELOPMENT A.ND UT/L/ZA.TIOS THE LAND DEVELOPMEKT A"\D l]TILIZATIO:S ACT ORDERS tunder section 5) REGL"LATIONS (under section 21) The Land Development and Vtilization Regulation!-, 1967 (The inclusion of this page i• authorized h) L. N. 4 / 19761 LS, 126 67 C) L.A:ND DEVELOPMENT AND UTIUZATION THE LAND DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION ACT REGULATIONS (under section 21) THE LAND DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION REGULATIONS, 1967 (Made by the Minister on the 8th day of May, 1967) 1. These Regulations may be c.ited as the Land Development and Utilization Regulations, 1967. 2. Every application for registration on the register mentioned in subsection (2) of section 2 of the Act shall be made to the Commission in the fonn set out as Form 1 of the Schedule. 3.-(1) An appeal against an order made under subsection (1) of section 5 of the Act shall be commenced by notice in writing addressed to the Minister, and a copy of such notice shall be served on the Commission. (2) The appellant shall state in his notice the grounds of his appeal. and shall attach to such notice true copies of all documents relating to the subject matter of the appeal. (3) The Minister shall, fourteen days after the receipt of the notice of appeal, inform the Commission and the appellant of the place and date fixed for the hearing of the appeal. 4. The Minister shall, after the determination of an appeal, give his decision in writing and a copy of such decision shall be given to the appellant and the Commission. 5.-(1) Where the Commission has given to any person a notice specifying any action proposed to be taken and informing him of his right to make representations, that pe.rson may within fourteen days from the date of the giving of such notice make representations to the Commission in writing, by serving on the Commission a statement setting forth in detail the matters which he desires the Commission to consider before taking the action in question. !The inciusion of this l)age is authorized by L.N. 4/ 19761 L.N. 126/67 Schedule Form I. 3 ~----·-·-··-·-·--·~---,--------··---~---------~ 4 Form 2. THE LAND DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION REGULATIONS, 1967 (2) Whether or not representations are made to the Commission in writing pursuant to paragraph (1), the person to whom notice as aforesaid has been given by the Commission may, within fourteen days from the date of the giving of such notice, serve on the Commis sion a request in writing signed by him that an opportunity be afforded to him of being heard by a person appointed by the Commission for the purpose. (3) This regulation shall apply to the Minister as it applies to the Commission. 6. The parties to any sale of agricultural land or to any grant, assignment or surrender of a tenancy of such land for an interest not less than that of a tenancy for a year, shall within thirty days of the completion of the transaction furnish to the Minister in the form set out as Form 2 of the Schedule, information as to (a) the nature of the transaction; (b) the names and addresses of the parties to the transaction; and (c) the situation and extent of the land thereby affected. [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976] THE LAND DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION REGULATIONS, 1967 SCHEDULE FORM 1 (Regulation 2) Application for entry on the register of the Land Development and Utilization Commission NAMB. OP AORICULTURAL UNIT (if any) SnuATION (1) District (2) Parish ACREAGE OWNER ADDRESS OCCUPIER ADDRESS SBTnBD LAND (a) Name of Trustee ....................................................... . (b) Name of Beneft-....................................................... . ciaries ....................................................... . Address Person in Posses• sion FoRMOF'TBNuRII (I) Freehold/Title Acreage (2) Leasehold Acreage •••••••••••••••••••••• ♦ •••••••••••••••••• ♦ •••••••••••••• (3) Duration (4) Encumbrances LAND USB (In respect of agricultural unit) Nature of Use Tillable cropland used for crops Tillable cropland not used Cultivable pastureland in improved Acreage pasture ...................................................... .. Cultivable pastureland not in improved pasture ......................... , ............................. . Other pasturcland (whether used for pasture or not} Land in permanent cropii (perennial tree crops) Woodland or forest (i.e. land not accounted for above) Other land (include fannstead, roads, wasteland, etc.) Total acreaae of apicultural unit TIINANTBD LAND (If any) (a) Acreage (b) No. of tenants Dated the .................................... day of ............................ 19 ................ .. .................................................................................................................... Applicant !'The Inclusion of this page Is authorized by L.N. 4/ 19761 s 6 THE LAND DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION REGULATIONS, 1967 FORM 2 (Regulation 6) Information as to dealings in agricultural land To: THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, AnDJll!SS: Property ........................................................ . District. ..................................................... Parish .......................... ; .......... .. Acreage ...................................................... Type of title to land ............. .. Nature of the Transaction: (1) SAU: (a) Vendor's name .................................................................... . Vendor's address... . ............................................................. . (b) Purchaser's nam.; .............................................................. ,. .. Purchaser's address ............................................................... . Person in possession ............................................................ .. (c) Date of completion of sale ................................................. .. (d) Acreage ............................................................................... . (2) GRANT: (a) Grantor's name .................................................................... . Grantor's address ................................................................. . (b) Grantee's name .................................................................... . Grantee's address ................................................................. . (c) Nature of interest ................................................................. . (d) Date of grant. .................................................................... .. (e) Acreage ............................................................................... . (3) AsSIGNMENT: (a) Assignor's name ................................................................... . Assignor's address ................................................................. . (b) Assignee's name ................................................................... . Assignee's address ................................................................ .. (c) Nature of interest. .............................. • .......... , ..................... . (d) Duration of assignment ........................................................ . (e) Date of assignment ..................................................... -........ . (f) Acreage ........................................................................... , .. .. (4) SURRENDER: By whom ............................................................................... . Address ................................................................................. .. To whom ............................................................................... . Address .................................................................................. . Interest surrendered ................................................. ••········ ... •·•· Date of surrender ................................................................... . Acreage ............................................................................ , .... . (The inclusion of this page is authorhed by L.N. 4 I 1976) THE LAND DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION REGULATIONS, 1967 TYPE OF TITLE TO THE LAND: Registered ........................................ Conveyance ...................................... .. TBNUltE: Fee simple .................................................... Lease ................................... .. We do hereby declare that the infonnatlon given above is to the best of our knowledge true and correct. Signed: Vendor, Grantor, Assignor Purchaser, Grantee, Assignee Surrender [The inclusion of this pa11c is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976) 7

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