The Ordinance consists of 63 sections divided into 11 Parts: Preliminary (I); Acquisition of mineral rights (II); Administration (III); Reconnaissance licences (IV); Prospecting licences (V); Mining licences (VI); Mineral rights and surface rights (VII); Financial (VIII); Withdrawal of…

The State is the owner of land in the Republic, and some of these lands should be made available for development including permanent settlement of citizens and their families, who otherwise have no or limited access to land. The objectives of this Act are on the one hand to provide a framework…

This Act provides for procedures for the removal of squatters from land. Any person who claims possession of land which he or she alleges is occupied by a person who entered into or remained in occupation without his or her licence or consent, or that of any predecessor in title, may make…

This Act amends the Native Lands Ordinance so as to allow a private bank to take on security on private native lands for securing loans made to investors. Disposal of land shall be subject to section 5 of the Ordinance.
Amends: Native Lands Ordinance. (1977)

This Act amends the Native Lands Ordinance in section 4 so as to give persons who have lost their lands as a result of a fraud the opportunity to challenge title acquired under subsections (1) or (2) of section 4 and and to prove fraud in a Lands Court.
Amends: Native Lands Ordinance. (…

This Act amends the Foreshore and Land Reclamation Ordinance, Cap 35 in section 2 by adding definitions and in section 3 with respect to compensation by licence holders to landowners.This amendment is introduced so as to strengthen the recognition of customary rights over the foreshore of lands…

This Act grants a priority right to the Government of Kiribati to purchase land from landowners who offer such land for sale: (a) to any person not among the next-of-kin of the transferring owner; or (b) whether the person is next-of-kin or not, to any person for valuable consideration. The Act…