Agricultural Land Regulations, 2017

L.N. 159 of 2017

GOVERNMENT LANDS ACT

(CAP. 573)

Agricultural Land Regulations, 2017

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by sub-paragraph (L) of

paragraph (g) of article 31 of the Government Lands Act the

Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Simplification of

Administrative Processes has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Agricultural Land Citation.

Regulations, 2017.

Agricultural land means any land belonging to the Definition of

Government which is mainly let for the growing of crops, flowers, agricultural

land.

fruit-trees or vines and for cognate agricultural purposes, including

the erection of glasshouses, cloches or cold frames, but does not

include grazing grounds.

(1) Every person holding a valid title on agricultural Transfer of

land belonging to the Government can transfer and assign his rights agricultural

land.

on such land or part thereof, subject to those conditions imposed by

the Lands Authority, including the agricultural rent, to third parties as

long as such third parties are bona fide full-time or part-time farmers

registered with the Director of Agriculture or is a member of an

agricultural co-operative, producers organisation or a recognised

association of farmers. Each and every transfer is subject to the

approval of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority and shall

be done in accordance to the conditions imposed by the said Board,

which conditions must be published.

(2) Prior to the approval of the Board of Governors of the

Lands Authority of any agricultural land or part thereof, there must be

verified that there is no breach of any law or contractual disposition

with regards to the said mentioned land.

Every person who has completed successfully an academic Students.

course relating to agriculture within the previous five years prior to

the introduction of these regulations may be given by the Lands

Authority under title of lease, agricultural land belonging to the

Government with the aim of establishing an agricultural activity as

described above. Any grant of land. Any grant of agricultural land

subject to the approval of the Board of Governors of the Lands

Authority and shall be done in accordance to the conditions imposed

by the said Board, which conditions must be published. Any person

who qualifies under this regulation is to benefit from a preferential

rate with regards to the rent payable for a maximum period of five

years.

(1) When the lessee of the agricultural land dies, the

lease shall pass onto the person who is so entitled to it in accordance

with the provisions of the Agricultural Leases (Reletting) Act.

(2) If after the death of the lessee, no other person is

recognised by the Lands Authority as the lessee of the agricultural

land and there is no other person who qualifies to become the lessee

in his stead in accordance with the provisions of the Agricultural

Leases (Reletting) Act, the land is to return to the Government.

The Lands Authority shall ensure that all the expenses

involved for the transfer of agricultural land as above-mentioned are

to be collected from the person to whom the agricultural land is to be

given to.

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