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Land Rights Act, 2018

The Land Rights Act, 2018 establishes Liberia's modern framework for public, government, customary and private land rights. The original enacted PDF is preserved in the Law Reform Commission's Laws of Liberia collection.

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Land Rights Act, 2018

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Land Rights Act, 2018 (2018)

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Earlier / affected instruments

Laws that this instrument amends, repeals, supersedes or consolidates.

Repeals1956

Aborigines Law, 1956Article 70(1) of the Land Rights Act of 2018 expressly repeals the Aborigines Law, Title 1 of the Liberian Code of Laws of 1956, in its entirety.

Repeals1956

Public Lands Law of 1956Article 70(2) of the Land Rights Act of 2018 expressly repeals the Public Lands Law, Title 32 of the Liberian Code of Laws of 1956, in its entirety.

Repeals1973

Public Lands Law of 1973Article 70(3) of the Land Rights Act of 2018 expressly repeals the Public Lands Law, Title 34 of the Liberian Code of Laws Revised of 1973, in its entirety.

Amends1973

Property Law LCR Title 29Article 70(4) of the Land Rights Act of 2018 repeals Chapters 2, 3, 5 and 6 of Title 29, Property Law, and provides that the Land Rights Act governs leases of land.

Amends1973

Civil Procedure LawArticle 70(5) and (6) of the Land Rights Act of 2018 repeal Subchapter E of Chapter 16 and subsections 2 and 3 of section 2.12 of Title 1, Civil Procedure Law, replacing the affected land-law procedures with the Land Rights Act framework.