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Laws of Papua New Guinea

Land (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 18 of 2016)

Made 2016-12-13 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Act
Country
Papua New Guinea
Subjects
Land and soil
Keywords
public land, lease, fees/royalties, contracts, land tenure

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  1. .. No. 11 of 2016. Land (Amendment) Act 2016. Certified on : 1 3 DEC 2016 ... \ No. of 2016. Land (Amendment) Act 2016. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. 1. How applications for State leases to be made (Amendment of Section 70). 2. Continuance of former acts, etc. No. of 2016. An Act entitled Land (Amendment) Act 2016, Being an Act to amend the Land Act 1996 to remove fees and charges powers, and for related purposes, MADE by the National Parliament to come into operation in accordance with a notice in the National Gazette by the Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the Minister. 1. HOW APPLICATIONS FOR ST ATE LEASES TO BE MADE (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 70). Section 70 of the Principal Act is amended in Paragraph (b), by deleting the word "prescribed". 2. CONTINUANCE OF FORMER ACTS, ETC. All acts, matters or things done or suffered or deemed to have been done or suffered or taken, or procedural steps taken under or for the purposes of the Principal Act and having effect immediately before the coming into operation of this Act, shall, after that coming into operation, continue in full force and effect until those acts, matters, things or procedural steps are otherwise replaced. I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of the Land (Amendment) Act 2016 which has been made by the National Parliament. I hereby certify that the Land (Amendment) Act 2016 was made b the National Parliament on 11 August 2016. Acting Speaker ;

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