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Ley Nº 46 - Ley de los derechos colectivos de los pueblos negros o afroecuatorianos.

Legislation
Ecuador
Américas
América del Sur

La presente Ley de los derechos colectivos de los pueblos negros o afroecuatorianos, tiene como objetivos fundamentales: garantizar el ejercicio de los derechos colectivos de los pueblos negros o afroecuatorianos; incorporar en el contexto del desarrollo económico, social, cultural y político, el reconocimiento pleno a los afroecuatorianos, para lograr la igualdad de derechos y oportunidades; reconocer los derechos que tienen los pueblos negros o afroecuatorianos sobre las tierras ancestrales, las prácticas tradicionales de salud, producción y la propiedad colectiva e intelectual; y estable

An Act to Amend Some Nepal Acts for Maintaining Gender Equality, 2063 (2006).

Legislation
Nepal
Asia
Asia meridional

The Act, consisting of 19 articles, amends some Nepal Acts in order to maintain gender equality having made timely amendment to the discriminatory provisions between women and men in the prevailing Nepal laws. It specifies that: Article 2 [5] states that “the unmarried girl, married women or a widow living separately may enjoy the movable and immovable property on her own” (22). Labour Act, 1992: - Section 5 [3]: “Women may be employed like men after making appropriate arrangements on the basis of mutual agreements between the general manager and the employees or workers in question”.

Administrator-General's Act (Cap. 59).

Legislation
Zambia
África
África oriental

This Act makes provision for the appointment of the Administrator-General and defines functions and powers of this public office. The Administrator-General shall be responsible principally for the administration of estates of deceased persons leaving property in Zambia.The Administrator-General shall be a corporation and an Administrator-General and as many assistant Administrators-General as necessary shall be appointed by the Public Service Commission. The Administrator-General shall be responsible for the administration of estates.

Chapter 3 of Title 49 of the Pohnpei State Code - Probate of Small Estates.

Legislation
Micronesia
Oceanía

This Chapter provides rules relative to the probate of inheritance of small estate. It sets out procedures for and content of complaints regarding the transfer of decedent’s property to beneficiaries and creditors. There is also a procedure if debts exceed the value of assets to be inherited. The transferee shall be personally responsible for any property received by him or her under any order issued pursuant to this Chapter, and any party claiming an interest in such property may, after demand, maintain, within a specified period, an action against the transferee.

Devolution of Estates Act, 2007 (No. 21 of 2007).

Legislation
Sierra Leona
África occidental
África

This Act makes provision with respect to intestate succession and succession by will of estates including land and land-related rights. The Act sets out rules relative to inheritance and related distribution of estates in the case a person dies without having made a will. The Act also defines offences against persons entitled to inheritance or related to the deceased person.

Ley general de los pueblos y comunidades indígenas del Estado de Durango.

Legislation
México
Américas
América central

Esta Ley establece disposiciones para el desarrollo, reconocimiento, preservación y defensa de los derechos y cultura de los pueblos y comunidades indígenas. A tal fin la Ley establece que el Estado y los Municipios deban incluir dentro de sus planes y programas de desarrollo a las comunidades indígenas de los pueblos asentados en el territorio estatal. La Ley prevé la participación de los pueblos y comunidades indígenas en la planeación del desarrollo económico. Cabe destacar el Título Cuarto en materia de tierra, territorio y recursos naturales (arts. 74-84).

Immovable Property (Acquisition by Non-Residents) Act.

Legislation
Malta
Europa
Europa meridional

The present Act lays down provisions concerning the acquisition of immovable property by non residents, which basically shall be prohibited, except for certain circumstances under which such acquisition shall be allowed (those specified in article 5). As a general rule, A person, other than a physical or a non resident person, may acquire by an act inter vivos immovable property in Malta without the necessity of obtaining a permit under this Act where such immovable property is required for the purpose of carrying out the activity for which it has been set up.

Rotuma Lands Act.

Legislation
Fiji
Oceanía

This Act provides for various aspects relative to dealings in land in Rotuma and provides for the appointment of the Rotuma Lands Commission. The Commission shall ascertain (traditional) land rights, resolve disputes relative to land rights, demarcate land and register land rights (sect. 4). All land found by the Commission to be un-owned shall vest in the Crown in trust for the Rotuman people, but shall not be considered to be Crown land. All moneys derived from such un-owned land shall be paid into the Rotuman Development Fund and be used for the purposes of that Fund.